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Barca star Puyol could miss Euros
Tuesday 08 May 2012
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EmailFOOTBALL: Barcelona captain Carles Puyol could be out of this summer's European Championships after the Catalan club announced he required knee surgery.
Puyol, 34, experienced discomfort after Saturday's 4-0 defeat of Espanyol and will now go under the knife.
On the club's official website, Barca explained Puyol decided to "undergo an arthroscopy on May 12" and that the approximate recuperation period is six weeks.
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque will name his final squad on May 27.
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