It was a shirt that the team would also have liked the French defender to wear, although he’s still in the hospital recovering from surgery to remove a tumor from his liver. So, the Barcelona players kept back one of the shirts with the dedication "We love you, Abi”, and left it by Abidal’s locker in the Barça dressing room at the Camp Nou.

Abidal watched the match

In the VIP lounge after the game against Getafe , the Barça players were still sending their best wishes to their teammate. Indeed, Dani Alves explained on the Barça TV program “El Marcador', that before the game they had spoken to Abidal’s wife, who "told us he'd be watching the game and we had to win". Abidal was able to witness, via TV, the good wishes from his teammates, opposing players, and the fans in the Camp Nou before the match via the message on the shirts, the many banners , and a moving video .