FC Barcelona announces long absence for Lamine Yamal

Huge blow for FC Barcelona and Lamine Yamal (17 years old). Released due to injury a quarter of an hour from the end of the match lost against Leganés (0-1), the young Spanish international once again left fears of the worst. As we reported to you earlier today, the Spanish press and Barça were pessimistic regarding the player's crestfallen expression.

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And unfortunately for Lamine Yamal, the bad news was confirmed. The player will be kept away from the field for a long time. “Lamine Yamal suffered a trauma to his right ankle during the match against Leganés last night. Examinations carried out Monday morning showed a first degree injury to the tibiofibular ligament. The duration of his absence is estimated at 3-4 weeks», Indicates the press release published by the Catalan club.

An ankle that Lamine Yamal cannot treat

On paper, Lamine Yamal could miss up to four matches with Barça: the La Liga clash against Atlético de Madrid (Saturday December 21), the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against Barbastro and possibly the semi-final of Spanish Super Cup against Athletic, but also the final if Barça qualifies. Very bad news for Hansi Flick, especially for the shock against Atlético back on equal points in the Liga standings.

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Finally, this long unavailability will undoubtedly reignite the debate on the player's state of health. At only 17 years old, Lamine Yamal has had many full seasons and the accumulation of matches at his age seems to have once again got the better of his ankle. Indeed, it should be remembered that the European champion had already had to stop for three weeks last month, injured in the malleolus. Since then, Lamine Yamal has not been able to get the pain to go away and some fear a scenario similar to the one that put Frenkie de Jong out of the game for a while.