Overview
- Lamine Yamal sat out Thursday’s first-team session with what the club called general discomfort, with local reports citing illness and indicating a likely return on Friday and availability for Sevilla on Sunday.
- The 18-year-old scored Barcelona’s stoppage-time equaliser from the penalty spot in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle in the Champions League.
- Ronald Araujo and Marc Bernal were withdrawn late against Newcastle with cramp and were not injured, while Eric Garcia was cleared after muscle discomfort and completed physio work instead of full training.
- Barcelona remain without Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde and Frenkie de Jong, and Spanish reports express hope that Gavi could be back for Sunday.
- Rotation is expected for the Sevilla match according to local reporting, with Barca Atletic’s Eder Aller, Tommy Marques, Alvaro Cortes and Xavi Espart joining first-team training to reinforce numbers.