The Spaniard scored the fourth goal and dedicated it to Eric Abidal as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 triumphed over relegation-threatened Real Zaragoza.
French full-back, Eric Abidal, missed a major portion of the previous season after he was diagnosed with a tumour in his liver.
However, the Barca star made a remarkable recovery and managed to play out the final of the UEFA Champions League, lifting the European trophy after the Catalans triumphed over Manchester United in the final.
This season, just when everyone thought that Eric Abidal has fully recovered from his illness, it was noted by the club doctors that the French national will be needing a liver transplant in order to be fully fit again.
Abidal has helped Barcelona for most of the season but with his absence, Guardiola has to play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 in the left-back position.
With Eric Abidal not performing for the Spanish champions, a few team-mates have shown that the full-back means a lot to them, and have dedicated goals to the ill player.
First, it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique who lifted two fingers on both his hands in order to make a ‘22’, number on the back of Eric Abidal, after scoring a goal against Mallorca.
Now, it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez who scored a goal against Real Zaragoza and dedicated it to the French defender.
Pedro Rodriguez overcame a goal-scoring drought, as it was his first goal after January, when he managed to score against Madrid in the Copa del Rey.
While addressing the press, Pedro Rodriguez took out time to let Abidal know that he dedicated this special goal to him. Pedro said:
“I dedicate my goal to Abidal. The goal has given me a lot of confidence. It’s always important for a striker to score goals,” Pedro said.
“I was having a pretty bad goalless streak, but I have to thank http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 for the pass he gave me. My team-mates have been helping me along the way.
“The most important thing is that I’m feeling much better on the pitch. I’m very pleased with my form and with how the team is playing.”
Barcelona are to play against Getafe during the midweek. A win is going to put pressure on Real Madrid as Barcelona are currently 4 points behind Los Blancos.
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