Lamine Yamal could be out for up to a month. After injuring his right ankle in Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat at home to Leganes on Sunday.
“The tests carried out on Monday revealed that Lamine Yamal has a grade 1 ankle ligament injury. The player is expected to be out for three to four weeks,” a club statement said. The
17-year-old forward picked up the injury in the first half of the game. And appeared to signal for a substitution, but then ran back into the game.
Yamal was however substituted in the 75th minute. With Gabi coming on for
Markus Zorc. Assistant coach, who was in charge of the suspended Hansi Flick from the bench. Was asked about the substitutions of Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo. And he explained after the game: “We need fresh players. We changed the structure of the team with two strikers to try to change the dynamic.”
As for Yamal, he has been a key player for Barcelona this season. ยูฟ่าเบท Contributing six goals and 12 assists in 20 appearances. He was also awarded the 2024 Golden Boy award. Barcelona
are back in action next Saturday when they host Atletico Madrid. With both teams on points, although Diego Simeone’s side have played a game less.