Jordi Alba during the defeat of Barça on the lawn of Bilbao in the King's Cup, February 6, 2020. - ANDER GILLENEA / AFP

The interview granted Tuesday by Eric Abidal to the Spanish newspaper Sport , in which he points out the responsibility of the players in the dismissal of Ernesto Valverde, does not stop causing talk within FC Barcelona. Regretted by Lionel Messi the next day, called to order by President Bartomeu in stride, Abidal was again at the heart of discussions Thursday evening, after the elimination of Barça on the lawn of Bilbao in the King's Cup (1 -0).

"We must all help each other"

“The ones exposed are us, the players and the staff. We are sent enough shit from the outside to do it from the inside, Jordi Alba estimated in front of the press, in words relayed by the Mundo Deportivo . Abidal is not an outsider, he has been a player, he is appreciated by supporters and knows what is going on in a locker room. He can know how a football player feels. We all have to help each other. "

Second in Liga, prematurely eliminated from the Cup, lessened by the long-term injuries of Suarez and Dembélé, Barça is having a difficult time. For the moment, the paw Quique Stien is slow to be felt. All the more reason to join forces, consider, like his teammates, the lateral defender.

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