Barcelona defender Carles Puyol made his first appearance in seven months following knee surgery in a 0-0 draw at Osasuna on Saturday.
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The 35-year-old Spain international was included in Barcelona's starting line-up after being cleared by team doctors this week.
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Puyol's last appearance came on March 12 of last season. He has missed 27 matches for the Spanish champions since.
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He played the full 90 minutes alongside youngster Marc Bartra in the centre of the defense. It was the first time the two had played together.
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Puyol, Barcelona's captain, said he felt good after the match.
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"I have been training for a number of days with the team," he said. "Each day I feel better. (These last months) have been hard. But that's over. Now the good part comes.
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"We have to fight for all our goals this season and we need all of us available to do so."
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On Tuesday, Barcelona visit AC Milan in the Champions League before hosting Real Madrid in the season's first clasico next weekend.
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Puyol will now be hoping to recover his spot on Spain's national team for the 2014 World Cup.
My candid advice to Puyol is that he should retire now!