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In the second game after returning to the field, Eric Abidal admitted in an interview that he never thought about death, which threatened his life when a malignant tumor was found in his liver.
In the match between "Barcelona" and "Zaragoza" over the weekend, which ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the Catalans, the defender played the last few minutes and after the game spoke with journalists from the French television channel "TF 1", to whom he shared his recent experiences.
To be honest, I never thought about death because everything is decided by God. I tried to fight with all my might. My main goal was to live. To live the same life I had before the illness, to play football and finish my career healthy on the field as all professionals do," said the Frenchman.
I had to endure a lot. I remember one Sunday when the pain was unbearable, I asked the doctors if they could leave me in a coma. In a very short period of time, I had to undergo four or five surgeries, I lost 19 kilograms. After one operation, the doctors said that my stomach was full of fluids. They were amazed how I could endure such pain," said the "Barcelona" defender.
