Never forget the time Alex Song genuinely thought Carles Puyol wanted him to lift La Liga trophy ahead of liver cancer survivor Eric Abidal.
Never forget when Carles Puyol beckoned Eric Abidal – who had recently recovered from a liver transplant – to lift the La Liga trophy with him, and Alex Song assumed it was his big moment /fj4nolPjBe The Cameroonian managed to style it out well as he slowly moved backwards and clapped his teammate. Song walked forward with a beaming smile on his face, only for Puyol to grab Abidal’s hand instead. So, Puyol had the lovely idea of letting Abidal lift the La Liga trophy with Vilanova, who also had a number of health problems himself.īut, Alex Song thought that Puyol wanted him to lift the trophy instead. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) CARTAGENA, SPAIN – DECEMBER 06: Alex Song of Barcelona reacts during the Copa del Rey, Round of 32 match between FC Cartagena and FC Barcelona at Estadio Cartagonova on Decemin Cartagena, Spain. He was able to recover and finally returned to the first-team picture in April 2013. The Frenchman went through a lot in his football career, He was diagnosed with cancer in March 2011 and underwent surgery.Įxactly a year later, the left-back had to undergo a liver transplant, putting him out of action for 13 months.
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