
The Digest:
Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has been sidelined for three weeks with a recurring groin injury, forcing him to miss Spain’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria. The 18-year-old, who recently returned to action, aggravated the issue in Barcelona’s Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, reigniting tensions between club and national team over his fitness management.
Key Points:
- Lamine Yamal will miss Spain’s World Cup qualifiers due to a groin injury.
- The Barcelona winger is expected to be out for approximately three weeks.
- He re-injured himself in Wednesday’s Champions League match against PSG.
- Spain coach Luis de la Fuente dismissed the conflict with Barça’s Hansi Flick.
- Yamal’s availability for the El Clásico on October 26 is now in doubt.
- Spain will also be without Nico Williams and Dani Carvajal for the qualifiers.
- The team leads Group E with six points from two matches.
Sources: Vanguard News