The 32-year-old is playing better than ever before, as he showed in upstaging Virgil van Dijk in last week's Champions League clash with Liverpool
There was a time when Gerard Pique couldn't imagine a Barcelona team without Carles Puyol.
"I remember the day he came back [after injury problems in 2010-11]," the former Manchester United defender reminisced. "In the middle of the game I said: ‘Puyi, I’ve missed you so much.’
"He told me to shut the hell up and concentrate! He never stops.
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"One time, the game was stopped, someone was on the stretcher, and he was shouting at me.