Lamine Yamal’s absence from training on the eve of Barcelona’s Spanish Super Cup semifinal against Athletic Club “raised eyebrows”, reports in Spain state, but has been put down to nothing more serious than a stomach virus.
The teenage superstar has faced a battle with injuries for the first time in his embryonic senior career. Yamal found himself at the center of a controversy between Barcelona and the Spain national team in the autumn, with Luis de la Fuente inciting the ire of Hansi Flick when his star winger was deployed against Bulgaria and Türkiye after receiving painkilling injections in his groin.
