'Don't do it!': Puyol reveals one order from Pep in 'humiliating' one-on-one against Messi

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'Don't do it!': Puyol reveals one order from Pep in 'humiliating' one-on-one against Messi

One training session made Carles Puyol realise how lucky he was to play alongside Lionel Messi and not against him.

Speaking to La Vanguardia (h/t Daily Mail) in 2015, Puyol said: "In a mini one-on-one match, I told myself: "I'm going to see if I can stop him". It was humiliating."

"Pep [Guardiola] told me: 'Carles, don't injure him!'

"I told Pep: "If you don't want anything to happen, stop the session." I tried everything but he always got past me at his own pace."

"Messi is head and shoulders above anyone I've seen," Puyol added. "He's an alien. He's better now than he was four years ago because he reads the game better. He's unstoppable."

Author:Β Andrey ChegodaevSource:Β Daily Mail
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