Thunderbolt in Barcelona. Lamine Yamal, the nugget of 17 years, will miss the shock of Liga against Valence on Sunday … and undoubtedly also the Champions League appointment against Newcastle. Touched in the pubic area, the Barça jewel suffers from a problem that looks like pubalgia. And Hansi Flick is furious.
At a press conference, the German coach did not chew his words against the Roja, accused of having shot the rope with his prodigy: “Spain gave him anti-inflammatory drugs and they played him even when they were winning. This is not how we take care of the players. I am very sad. »»
A huge rant that sheds light on the management of young talents by national selections. Yamal is already indisputable in club as in selection, but Flick denounces an unnecessary endangerment.
A delicate injury
For Barça, it's an XXL tile. At just 17 years old, Lamine Yamal is already the most creative weapon of the team, capable of unlocking any match. Seeing him on the side, with an injury as delicate as a pubalgia, worries the whole Camp Nou. Especially since this type of glitch can drag if we do not approach it with patience.
Between the Liga and the Champions League, Barcelona enters a pivotal period. Flick will have to tinker without his crack, hoping that the absence does not drag on. But the message is clear: the German coach no longer wants to see his gem sacrificed in the name of the selections.
The Yamal case already promises to flow a lot of ink during the next gatherings.
