'We saw that Messi was different from the rest'

The former Barcelona centre-back answered all the questions posed to him by 'Sport Center' in which he mainly praised ex-teammate Messi: "From the lower levels we saw that Leo was different. He continues to grow, it's a pleasure to seem him play".

It won't be long until the World Cup is upon us and Puyol also gave his predicition for the grand event: "Spain and Argentina are candidates to win. 'La Albiceleste' (Argentina) have a great squad and will be very important in this competition. Now they are going to Russia to a lot of experience and will be dangerous".

The 39-year-old also touched upon his retirement from the game: "I miss playing, going to the dressing room and training every morning, but nothing is eternal and I had to accept that. Even so, I would have liked to have been able to play for longer".

Puyol retired from Barcelona at the end of the 2013-14 season after appearing 593 times for 'Los Cules' across 15 years. The true definition of a one-club man.