Puyol set to miss Spain matches with injury

August 31, 2010


Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has withdrawn from the Spain squad for the upcoming matches against Liechtenstein and Argentina because of injury.



Puyol, 32, was forced out of the national team's first training session complaining of pain in his left leg and he has returned home to Barcelona, where he will undergo more tests on Wednesday.



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