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Abidal named in France squad

The Barcelona left-back was included in a 26-man squad to face Belarus in a Euro 2012 qualifier next week, as well as Poland and Ukraine in friendlies.

Abidal underwent surgery on March 17 before making his return into Spanish champions Barcelona's' squad earlier this month.

"He is injured. His season is over, so the question (of his performances) did not even need to be raised," he said when asked about the midfielder.

On Abidal, he said: "I sent him a message ten days ago to tell him how happy I was for him. His call up will give him a big moral boost and that's very good for him.

"He could start one game, especially if he does start on Saturday (in the Champions League Final)."

Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kevin Gameiro (Lorient), Guillaume Hoarau (Paris Saint-Germain), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Jeremy Menez (AS Roma), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Loic Rémy (Olympique Marseille), Charles Nzogbia (Wigan Athletic), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille).