31.05.2014, 08:20
Soccer legend of Barcelona visits FINAL4

INTERVIEW: Barca's recently retired captain Carles Puyol came to Cologne to support his handball colleagues

Soccer legend of Barcelona visits FINAL4

The record winners of the EHF Champions League can enjoy some extraordinary support at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne as the legendary captain of FC Barcelona Carles Puyol made a trip to the river Rhine to keep his fingers crossed in the handball section's trophy quest.

ehfFINAL4.com: First of all, welcome Carles to the VELUX EHf FINAL4.
Carles Puyol: A pleasure.

ehfFINAL4.com: Carles, it’s not the first time we can see you this season in a handball match, you already was in the quarter finals match in Palau. Do you like handball?

Carles Puyol: Well, I like all sports. Of course, my favourite sport is football, but I like to follow different sports and specially the sections of FC Barcelona. This is the reason I was in the game against Rhein-Neckar Löwen, which was an amazing game and I could enjoy the comeback into a great atmosphere in Palau Blaugrana.

ehfFINAL4.com: You are really used to play in big arenas, Camp Nou has for example 100.000 seats. Here we are 20.000 spectators, which is a great number for handball. What do you think about the atmosphere you can live here in Cologne?

Carles Puyol: It’s really impressive, I’m not only enjoying the arena, I’m also enjoying the city, the fans and everything was is around the event. The arena is just amazing.

ehfFINAL4.com: Carles, you were FC Barcelona captain for a long time. What is the paper of a captain in games like this. What do you think is Victor Tomas doing during the minutes before the game?

Carles Puyol: First of all, keep calm and try to influence in this way to the team mates. It’s  big game, playing to win the title every player is dreaming to win when is starting his career. Although it is not easy, try to enjoy the game and give everything to win the game.

TEXT: EHF / ts, br