New Delhi: Barcelona’s problems without Lamine Yamal persisted on Saturday, as the Catalans were forced to split the victory with Celta Vigo. Before Marc Casado’s red card opened the floodgates and allowed Celta Vigo to equalize with two consecutive goals in the final ten minutes, the Catalans were ahead comfortably. Barcelona failed to execute without Yamal’s services for the second consecutive game after he was ruled out due to discomfort.
Despite being in the team, the teenage sensation was already out for the Champions League encounter against Real Sociedad after taking an ankle knock during the match against Red sensation Belgrade. Yamal was diagnosed by Barcelona’s medical staff with “a grade one sprain in the syndesmosis of his right ankle,” with a two to three weeks of rehabilitation period.
Barcelona’s performance this season indicates that Yamal’s presence may be crucial to the team’s success. Barca lost the two games he did not start, most recently on the road against Real Sociedad and the other at El Sadar against Osasuna.
Lamine Yamal to miss Champions League clash against Brest
🚨⚠️ Barcelona confirm Lamine Yamal has a grade 1 right ankle syndesmosis injury.
“The approximate time out will be between two and three weeks”. pic.twitter.com/tEnTcgPPJl
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 11, 2024
The injury to Barcelona is expected to worsen before their crucial Champions League match against Brest on Tuesday. Yamal is not allowed to participate in this match because his soreness has not yet subsided. According to the report, the winger’s ankle injury from three weeks ago against Red Star is still bothering him and he has not fully recovered.
Despite Barcelona’s desire to have Yamal return for this weekend’s match against Celta Vigo, it looks like his comeback may be significantly delayed. Given the history of injury struggles among Barcelona’s youth, coach Hansi Flick is unlikely to take any chances with the Spanish international, even if Yamal does recover from the pain.
Barcelona has clearly suffered without the dynamic winger’s talents out wide, so his absence might be a serious setback. In order to ensure that players like Raphinha, Dani Olmo, and Gavi give Brest their best effort, Flick must effectively manage his resources.
How has Yamal impacted the club this season?
The three league matches Barcelona dropped points in this season, Lamine Yamal either didn’t start or was out due to injury 😮 pic.twitter.com/qsHbxGIN8P
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 24, 2024
Yamal is only 17 and already has six goals this season in all competitions, five of which were in La Liga, making him Barcelona’s third-highest scorer. In addition, he has contributed eight assists, placing him second only to Raphinha, who has contributed 22 goals overall. Although Barcelona is still six points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga, the team’s momentum may suffer from Yamal’s absence.
The teenage sensation has been an excellent prospect for Barcelona, and he looked pretty good under Hansi Flick, who has made a reputation of developing great wingers, something he did during his stint at Bayern Munich.
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