BarcelonaThe problems are accumulating at Barça. Added to the crisis of results in the League is the injury to the team’s star player. Lamine Yamal, only 17 years old, who received a blow to his ankle in this Sunday’s match against Leganés (0-1), suffered a sprain and will not be able to play next Saturday, December 21, at 9 p.m. , against Atlético de Madrid. This morning they performed tests that confirmed the diagnosis. The club has informed through a statement. The sick leave time is between three and four weeks. Therefore, he will not play again until next year, because the match against Cholo Simeone’s team will be the last of 2024 and we will have to see if he reaches the Spanish Super Cup, which is played in ‘Saudi Arabia the second week of January.
Specifically, he has a grade 1 injury to the anterior intertibio-peroneal ligament as a result of a tackle by Yvan Neyou that twisted his ankle. Despite the toughness of the play, referee Quintero González did not call a foul and interpreted that the Leganés player was contesting the ball. Lamine Yamal complained of pain, was treated and continued playing. But before the break he asked for a change because he was not 100%. Barça’s medical services attended to him in the locker room and he was able to continue playing for a few more minutes, until half an hour after the restart he could no longer play anymore. Marcus Sorg replaced him with Gavi in the 75th minute.
Without the Rocafonda winger, Barça undoubtedly loses its most differential footballer. He was key in the team’s brilliant start and the prestigious victories against Bayern Munic in the Champions League (4-1) and Real Madrid in the League (0-4). Lamine Yamal was injured in the final stretch of the match against Red Star and that is where the crisis of results began. He did not play again until the second half of the match against Las Palmas, which Barça lost in Montjuïc. Despite being discharged, he has not played 100% in the last five games and Barça has suffered, because they have won two, drawn one and lost two. Without him on the pitch, the balance is not good either: a victory, a draw and a defeat.
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