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Barcelona fullback Abidal mocks Arsenal's Walcott: More to football than running fast

Barcelona fullback Eric Abidal has dismissed the threat of Arsenal winger Theo Walcott. Arsenal go to the Nou Camp tomorrow night needing to win after drawing the first-leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in London 2-2.

Much is expected from Walcott, but Abidal is unconcerned: "Football is a sport that is played with the ball. It may be really good to run 100 metres in a little over 10 seconds, but the aim is to get to the goal.

"We'll wait for him there and we'll see what he can do with the ball. Let's see if he can get past four defenders."

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