Puyol and Abidal participate in "Barcelona" training sessions © EuroFootball.com

Captain Carles Puyol participated in training on Monday and hopes to be ready for Wednesday's Spanish King's Cup final match against Madrid's "Real".

It seemed like the football player would be out for a long time after being carried off the field with a stretcher during Saturday's match against "Real", but now his early return is expected.

In addition, Frenchman Eric Abidal, who is recovering from a liver operation, also started training.