Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has surgery for tumour

FlyingDonkey

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9426114.stm
Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has surgery for tumour


Abidal has been a regular in Pep Guardiola's Barca side this season

Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has had successful surgery to remove a liver tumour, the club have announced.
The 31-year-old France international was operated on by Dr Josep Fuster Obregon at the BarnaClinic Grup Hospital Clinic in the Catalan city.
Barcelona said the tumour was removed in a three-hour operation on Thursday without any complications.
"Depending on his progress, the player could be allowed to leave hospital within a week," read a club statement.
"By the express desire of the player, the club ask for the maximum respect for his right to privacy and confidentiality."
Abidal joined Barcelona from Lyon in 2007 and has been a regular this season.
Pep Guardiola's side lead Spain's La Liga and are through to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Capped 52 times by France, Abidal made his international debut in 2004 and has played for his country at two World Cups as well as the 2008 European Championship.
Cesc Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo are some of the fellow players who have sent their best wishes to Abidal since news of the tumour emerged on Tuesday.
His Barcelona team-mates have also been quick to rally round, with midfielder Xavi earlier in the week: "He's a strong person, mentally one of the strongest I know and an example to everyone in the locker room.
"We encouraged him and he was just like he always is, he gave us encouragement. He'll beat this. We were surprised how good of a state he is in. He told us 'that that's life'."
Speaking for the Barcelona squad, Xavi added: "It's probably the strongest hit we've ever taken. It was the worst moment I've ever experienced in a locker room.
"We're going to make sure this unites us more than ever. When averse situations happen to a collective, it helps unite them and that's what we're going to do: try to let it affect us the least amount possible. Life goes on."

國米~魂

巴塞隆拿後防艾比度在週四接受了切除肝臟腫瘤手術並十分成功。
三十一歲的艾比度於週四黃昏時份在巴塞隆拿一醫院接受了手術，如果康復進展理想，他將可以在下週出院。

巴塞隆拿官方發表聲明指手術十分成功︰「手術大約進行了三個小時，醫護團隊成功將其肝臟的腫瘤移除，期間沒有任何困難。進展順利的話大約下週他便可以離開醫院。」

「至於其他的詳情，球會為了保障球員的私隱，因此希望大家給予最大的專重。」

艾比度在2007年由里昂加盟巴塞隆拿，並成為了球隊主力。而他在法國國家隊則於2004年開始入選，出席過兩屆世界盃及2008年的歐洲國家盃。

他在剛過去的週日仍有在西甲上陣，而在週一則傳出其肝臟出現問題，但巴塞方面不願透露其腫瘤是良性還是惡性。




希望係良性

FlyingDonkey

艾比度回歸，入選四強第二回合大名單