Puyol on Éric Abidal: “He’s in good spirits – he’s a strong person”

“He showed strength last season and he’ll do it again now” inisists the Barça captain Puyol explained that the players received the news this morning just before training bega: "just before we went out to start the session, the boss told us the news - it was an unpleasant surprise. Eric was there with us and afterwards we spoke with him, but what we said will be staying amongst ourselves. It's really him who has lifted us – he's so strong as he showed last season and I'm sure he'll show that again now". For Puyol: "things like this bring us all even closer together - the squad is strong and united, as I said, his attitude is an example to us all. It's a heavy blow. We had the same thing last year and we got through – we'll do it again and that will make us stronger"-