On the way back after over a year, thanks Abidal cousin to donate organ

The French side Eric Abidal, who returned to the field on Saturday after 13 months of inactivity, thanked cousin, donating part of liver for a transplant, after the match against Mallorca, the Spanish league.


The player used a shirt underneath the uniform of Barcelona, appears at the end of the duel with a message in French: "Merci, mon cousin (Thanks, cousin)."

Abidal, who spent the operation last year, took the field in the 24th minute of the second half of the game, in place of Gerard Piqué. "Without him I would not be here.'s A unique moment," said the excited Frenchman, who also thanked everyone who cheered for his recovery