Lamine Yamal will not play with Barça again this season

BarcelonaWith just over two weeks left until the classic, Barça now knows they will have to play against Madrid and seal the League title without their biggest star. The results of the tests carried out on Lamine Yamal this morning have confirmed that he has an injury to the biceps femoris of his left leg and will miss the rest of the season – which ends on May 24 – with Barça. The statement also clarifies that it is "expected" that the footballer will be available for the World Cup and that he will undergo conservative treatment to recover.

Lamine Yamal, after executing the penalty kick that he himself had provoked (he was fouled by Yoel Lago) against Celta, raised his right arm because he felt a twinge in his left thigh and fell to the ground, with hardly anyone understanding anything for a few brief moments. Gavi, launched like a rocket, went straight to celebrate the goal with his teammate, who immediately communicated to them, however, that he had torn it. His teammates, who were surrounding him, were quick to call for medical assistance.

On the bench, it was Ronald Araujo who got up to communicate it to Hansi Flick, who initially also didn't understand what was happening. The Barça number 10, already attended by doctor Ricard Pruna on the pitch, communicated to the Barça doctors the pain he felt in the back of his left thigh. Finally, he was able to leave the pitch on his own two feet while the match was stopped because a fan was being attended to after suffering cardiac arrest.

The six matches Lamine Yamal will miss

Lamine Yamal went directly to the locker room, where initial examinations were carried out that no longer inspired optimism. The footballer was already dejected, aware of the injury. Sources consulted by this newspaper asked to wait for Thursday's tests, but it was already confirmed that the injury was to the hamstrings, with the resulting time out. If there is no unexpected turn of events, the Catalan footballer will therefore miss the six matches remaining for the azulgranas until the end of the season.

All correspond to League clashes. Hansi Flick's team must soon face two away games in stadiums that will put up a fight. Barça visits Getafe this Saturday, and the following week will play at Osasuna's ground. The main event will be on Sunday, May 10, with Real Madrid's visit to Camp Nou. Three days later, they will visit Mendizorrotza, Alavés' stadium, and on the weekend of May 16-17, the azulgranas will host Betis. Finally, the team will close the League at Mestalla on May 23 or 24.

There is also some concern at the club because, when the season ends, the focus will be on the World Cup. Just one week after the end of La Liga, the international players will be called up to begin preparations for an event that takes place from June 11 to July 19. Lamine Yamal is also the star of Spain, and the relationship between Hansi Flick and Luis de la Fuente, regarding the management of the Blaugrana professionals, has already caused sparks this season.

Precisely, the bothersome pubalgia that the Rocafonda footballer suffered at the beginning of the season generated a conflict between Barça and the Spanish national team, with cross-declarations between the German coach and the Spanish manager. Flick accused De la Fuente of not taking sufficient care of his footballers and of forcing Lamine Yamal when Spain already had their qualification for the World Cup well underway. The Spanish team's first match in the World Cup event will be on June 16.

Furthermore, these types of injuries "have a relapse rate close to 30%", as reported by the sports medicine specialist Dr. Pedro Ripoll to Cadena SER. "So we have to be very careful. We have to be extremely cautious with the recovery timelines."

How Barça has managed without Lamine Yamal

In the six games that the azulgranas have played without the number 10 this season, their main substitute has been Raphinha, who is currently also injured. Ferran Torres and Roony have been the other replacements for the Rocafonda winger. In fact, the Swedish footballer was the one chosen to replace him this Wednesday against Celta.