Carles Puyol Respect !

Carles Puyol – Defending Ballesteros In Spite Of Being Slapped By Him In a match between Barcelona and Mallorca in 2005, Barcelona were easing to a 2-0 win in the 70th minute, when Mallorca defender Sergio Ballesteros was sent-off for a rash challenge on Barcelona substitute Mark van Bommel. When Carles Puyol came to the Spaniard to try to turn the heat down a little bit, Ballesteros slapped him on his face while leaving the field. This incident was followed by a strong reaction from Puyol’s team-mate Ronaldinho, who ran up to Ballesteros, only to be stopped and pushed back by none other than Puyol. Puyol earned great respect after the game as he defended Ballesteros who slapped him in the face by stopping his own team-mate forcefully.