Abidal back in training following liver transplant

Barcelona [ Images ] defender Eric Abidal [ Images ] is training in the Pyrenees mountains following a liver transplant in April, the La Liga [ Images ] club said on Tuesday.

The 33-year-old France [ Images ] international is working with club physio Emili Ricart on a regime that includes aerobic work, mountain walks and ball work on a training pitch, Barca said in a statement on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com).

Abidal had an operation to remove a tumour from his liver in March 2011 before making a triumphant return two months later to lift the Champions League [ Images ] trophy after Barca's victory over Manchester United [ Images ] in the final in London [ Images ].

Doctors later decided the former Monaco and Olympique Lyon [ Images ] player needed a transplant and he said in August he was targeting a return before December.