Lamine Yamal will not play again with Barça this season: "It hurts more than I can explain"

BarcelonaWith just over two weeks to go until the classic, Barça already knows it will have to play against Madrid and seal the league title without its biggest star. The results of the tests carried out this morning on Lamine Yamal have confirmed that he has a hamstring injury in 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 will undergo conservative treatment to recover.

Lamine Yamal, after taking a penalty kick that he himself had earned (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, moving like a rocket, went straight to celebrate the goal with his teammate, who immediately communicated to them, however, that he had torn something. His teammates, who were surrounding him, soon asked for medical assistance to come on.

On the bench, it was Ronald Araujo who got up to inform 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 performed that no longer inspired optimism. The footballer was already dejected, aware of the injury. Sources consulted by this newspaper asked to wait for the tests this Thursday, but it was already confirmed that the injury was to the hamstrings, with the time out that it entails. The Catalan footballer will therefore miss the six matches remaining for the Blaugranas 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 Blaugranas 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 the League, the internationals 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, with regard to the management of the Blaugrana professionals, has already caused sparks this season.

Precisely, the annoying pubalgia that the Rocafonda footballer suffered at the beginning of the course generated a conflict between Barça and the Spanish national team, with crossed statements between the German coach and the Spanish coach. Flick accused De la Fuente of not taking enough care of his footballers and of forcing Lamine Yamal when Spain already had their qualification for the World Cup well underway. The first match of the Spanish team in the World Cup will be on June 15.

Furthermore, this type of injury "has a relapse rate close to 30%", as reported by sports medicine specialist Dr. Pedro Ripoll to Cadena SER. "So you have to be very careful. You have to be extremely prudent with the recovery timelines".

How has Barça managed without Lamine Yamal

"This injury leaves me out of the field at the moment I most wanted to be, and it hurts more than I can explain. It hurts not to be able to fight with my teammates, not to be able to help when the team needs me. But I believe in them and I know they will give their all in every game. I will be there, even if it's from the outside, supporting, cheering and pushing as one more. This is not the end, it's just a pause. I will return stronger, with more desire than ever, and next season will be better. Thank you for the messages and visca el Barça", the footballer wrote on Instagram.

In the six games that the azulgranas have been 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 winger from Rocafonda. In fact, the Swedish footballer was the one chosen to replace him this Wednesday against Celta.