Abidal touch the ball!

There is good news. Grafted liver in April, Eric Abidal went to training at Val d'Aran Emili Ricart with the physiotherapist Barça. An increase in physical strength combined with the first ball exercises. French defender said he was "tired but happy".

The light is not very far for Eric Abidal. After a long shadow in the gym training center of Barcelona, ​​the defender made ​​a new giant step forward in the recovery process of the liver transplant. A further step towards his return to lawns that took the form of an internship in Val d'Aran Emili Ricart with the club physiotherapist. More intense physical work and especially work with ball that has missed so much during these months.

"For a long time I thought to touch the ball. Yesterday (Tuesday) was the first day. Tired but I'm happy," he told Barca TV. There is obviously no question of pro and join the group to apply for a Liga encounter, but this course is obviously not neutral. "I think that from now on, the path is well underway," one jubilant Eric Abidal remains fully aware that it is still only a step and ensures that it will not rush despite excitation logic. It is for him to "gradually and adjust the technical work. I have to keep working."

So much for the short-term project. This return to the field is undoubtedly much for those who stated in August will race again before the month of December. In elite athletes, Abidal need to set high goals. Without going to officially announce a date for his return, he probably remembered throughout his life this course in Val d'Aran.