Abidal faces surgery on liver tumour

BARCELONA defender Eric Abidal will undergo surgery after the club yesterday announced he has a liver tumour.

The Primera Division club announced the news regarding the 31-year-old French player via their Twitter feed.

Barcelona announced: “A liver tumour has been detected in the player Eric Abidal and he will be treated surgically next Friday.

Abidal joined Barcelona from Lyon in 2007 and has been a regular this season in the team which leads the Primera Division and has reached the Champions League quarter-finals.

He played in both matches against Arsenal in the last 16 of the latter competition.

Capped 52 times by France, Abidal made his international debut in 2004 and has played at two World Cups as well as the 2008 European Championship.