To the tough defeat against Leganés, Barça adds the pain of Lamine Yamal’s injury. The winger underwent various medical tests this Monday morning to assess the extent of his physical discomfort after Neyou’s entry and they confirmed that He suffers a sprain to his right ankle. He will be out of the game for three to four weeks. which will not allow him to play in the decisive duel against Atlético de Madrid next Saturday (9:00 p.m.). Nor will he be in the Cup against Barbastro, which will be played on January 4 (7:00 p.m.) and will not His presence in the Spanish Super Cup is certain, where Barça will face Athletic on January 8 (8:00 p.m.).
“The first team player ???????????????????????? ???????????????????? He had a trauma to his right ankle during yesterday’s game against CD Leganés. Tests carried out this morning have shown a grade 1 injury to the anterior intertibio-fibular ligament. The approximate time of sick leave will be between 3 and 4 weeks”, reads the club’s medical report.
It must be remembered that this is not the first time that Lamine suffers an injury in this area: in the match against Red Star on November 6, he suffered a blow to his right ankle that ended up causing a grade one injury to the syndesmosis of his right ankle with an initial prognosis of two to three weeks.. Finally, it was extended to three, missing the games against Real Sociedad, Celta de Vigo and Brest. The doctors are being very cautious, especially taking into account the loop that Frenkie de Jong entered last season due to his right ankle, losing almost five months, between ups and downs. That’s why, The club with Lamine wants to be very cautious and is not going to risk in any case.
Lamine Yamal was affected throughout the game against Leganés since he received a challenge from Neyou in the 15th minute. which ended with a bad gesture on the right ankle. He remained on the field until the 74th minute, although clearly in a depleted physical condition. He even asked for a change on two occasions during the first half and refused the same times until he was replaced by Gavi in the final stretch of the match. His loss comes at a very bad time for Barcelona, with the Atlético game in the background, after having added only five of the last 18 points in the League.
With Lamine’s absence against Atlético, Flick will have to decide whether to advance Olmo on the left wing and place Raphinha as the right winger, putting Gavi or Pablo Torre in the midfield, or if finally Olmo plays in the midfield and Ferran Torres as left winger.
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