Puyol resumes Barca training

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has received some encouraging news as experienced defender Carles Puyol has resumed training

Puyol spent the past two months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

The 34-year-old Spaniard picked up the knock in the closing stages of the 2011/12 campaign, and missed Euro 2012 after undergoing surgery.

The Barca captain trained away from the rest of the squad in their penultimate session before flying out to Germany on Tuesday for a pre-season friendly against Hamburg.

Puyol will undergo further medical tests next week to confirm he is fit enough to return to full training.