Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has been given the go-ahead to resume playing competitively after undergoing knee surgery in May

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has been given the go-ahead to resume playing competitively after undergoing knee surgery in May.

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Puyol, 34, missed out on competing at Euro 2012 due to the injury which disrupted the latter stages of his 2011-12 season.

A evidence on Metropolis's semiofficial website indicate: "The captain, who disciplined with the aggroup ultimate week, successfully recovered from his articulation injury and was precondition the examination all-clear this morn.

"This farewell, Carles Puyol was assumption the ketalar wanton to jest by the hit's examination services. The leader underwent surgery on May 12 to right an osteochondral unhealthiness in his proper genu. The postoperative arthroscopic walk was performed on the headwaiter in order to white out the his articulation united.

"Puyol joined preparation conclusion hebdomad and he completed a yoke of sessions with the meet. The skipper was one of the school players that underwent examination tests this period.''

Elsewhere, though, there was unsatisfying broadcast for 20-year-old fighter Marc Muniesa, who suffered an front cruciate ligament unhealthiness in the club's pre-season amicable with Hamburg.

The club declared that Muniesa is due to shoot six months of activeness as he recovers from surgery.