Abidal returns after surgery for liver tumor

Some weeks ago, Eric Abidal , the French side of the FC Barcelona He underwent surgery to remove a tumor in his liver that was detected less than two months ago. After a quick and favorable recovery, this week it was announced that the French selected back to the call of the technician of the azulgrana box Josep Guardiola , to participate in the next match of the UEFA champions league, against Real Madrid .

At a press conference published on the official website of the UEFA champions league in Spanish, Guardiola He commented: "There are two pieces of football news: first we played the semifinal and the second is that we will have a boy who has had cancer, he is clinically perfect, he has physically lost weight and he is not for ninety minutes, but the people who come, you will see Abidal on the bench and you can applaud him. We are very happy everyone ".

The inclusion in the list of summoned left-back by Guardiola was undoubtedly great news for the entire entity azulgrana. After a tumor in the liver was detected on March 15, Abidal was operated laparoscopically and despite the fact that the intervention was a success, even the forecasts more optimistic that the Frenchman would miss the rest of the season. Only 18 days later he dressed in short and with the passage of the days began to to train normally. It was the same lateral that was offered, given the plague of injuries in Barca behind, to return to the team, something that has finally achieved after entering the call for one of the most important games of the season, and nothing more and nothing less than his greatest rival.

The detection of the tumor in the liver was also an important blow at the sport level for the same Abidal since he was starring in his best season since joining the Catalan team. Proof of this, on January 5, 2011, he got his first goal on his arrival at the Barcelona , which helped to classify his team to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey against the Athletic Club .

Although Abidal can not be the 90 minutes in the field against the Real Madrid , his presence in the field will motivate even more, a team and a hobby that he hopes to be able to thank Abidal this early recovery with a place in Wembley at the end of the UEFA champions league , which would imply a gift for the French defender.

Source: UEFA


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