C. Puyol's toughest opponent eleven - without C. Ronaldo

One of the best all-time Barcelona club center-backs Carles Puyol revealed his toughest opponents to the football news website "Goal.com."

Among them - unexpected player names and surprised Cristiano Ronaldo himself. According to C. Puyol, the toughest goalkeeper to beat is Juventus veteran Gianluigi Buffon.

The back four includes Roberto Carlos (Real), Paolo Maldini, Nesta (both Milan), and Javier Zanetti (Inter). In the safe line - Zinedine Zidane (Real), Clarence Seedorf (Milan), and Andrea Pirlo (Juventus).

There are plenty of surprises in the attacking trio. For C. Puyol, the most difficult to deal with in defense were Sergio Aguero (Man City), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), and Arjen Robben (Bayern).

The 38-year-old Barcelona legend ended his career in 2014.

C. Puyol's toughest opponents eleven:

Gianluigi Buffon

Javier Zanetti - Nesta - Paolo Maldini - Roberto Carlos

Andrea Pirlo - Clarence Seedorf - Zinedine Zidane

Arjen Robben - Didier Drogba - Sergio Aguero