The image that sums up how Puyol behaved on the pitch is this.
During a League Cup game at Santiago Bernabeu in 2013, Barcelona were leading Real Madrid 1-0. To show that they weren't enjoying the game, the home fans had the clever idea to throw a lighter to the Catalan defender Piqué, who immediately showed it to the referee.
But the captain Puyol had different plans. He forcibly grabbed the lighter and threw it off the pitch. A tough guy doesn't want to fuel useless debates.
That wasn't the only time that the former Barcelona's captain showed how tough he was. During another game he told off two of his teammates for disrespecting the opposition.
After scoring the fifth goal at Vallecas, Thiago Alcantara and Daniel Alves celebrated in questionable way. But for Puyol that was disrespecting to the home fans who were watching their team being torn apart. And he stopped them.
Carles Puyol is a great man before a player. And he's really tough.
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