29.06.2007 13:12
Peak physical conditional
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Eric Abidal passed his medical on Friday morning without problems. Club doctors highlighted his strength and stressed that he has not suffered any important muscular injuries throughout his career.
The medical, which was carried out at the Hospital de Barcelona and at the Camp Nou, was supervised
by first team doctor Ricard Pruna. He told us: “We did an exhaustive medical and he was
fine”.
Not prone to injury
Dr Pruna highlighted three aspects of Abidal’s medical: “He has never had any
muscle injuries, he’s very strong and he’s capable of playing on with physical
discomfort”.
No after-effects
The former Olympique Lyon player has only had one serious injury during his footballing
career. A year ago he fractured the fifth metatarsal of his left foot, the same injury that Messi
suffered last season. However, after a thorough examination, Dr Pruna told us that there were no
after-effects whatsoever and that the player had made a complete recovery.