Thursday, October 13, 2011
Abidal played through pain
Eric Abidal admits he pushed himself through the pain barrier in order to help France book their place at Euro 2012. The Barcelona full-back was carrying a hamstring injury when selected by Les Bleus for their final qualifier against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday. He picked up the knocked during a domestic run-out for Barca against Sporting Gijon on 2nd October. The Catalan giants warned France against taking any risks with Abidal in a crucial qualification double-header that also included a meeting with Albania. Laurent Blanc rested the 32-year-old for the first game, but played him for the full 90 minutes against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Live on Sky Sports vs