Overview
- Lamine Yamal will miss Barcelona’s La Liga match against Valencia with a groin issue confirmed by Hansi Flick.
- Flick said Yamal traveled to Spain duty with pain, did not train between games and was given painkillers before playing 79 and 73 minutes in comfortable wins.
- The coach described a breakdown in communication with Luis de la Fuente, noting only a brief SMS exchange about the player’s condition.
- Barcelona indicated Yamal trained individually on Saturday and his availability for Thursday’s Champions League opener at Newcastle is in doubt.
- Spain’s federation responded that Yamal reported no complaints during the camp and said the club did not flag problems before his call-up.