Spain boss Luis de la Fuente claims that he has “never” before experienced a situation quite like Lamine Yamal’s late withdrawal from international duty, adding more fuel to the fire of an ongoing feud with Barcelona surrounding the teenager’s fitness.
The champions of Spain and the national team have butted heads since Yamal picked up a persistent groin injury, known as pubalgia, in September. Hansi Flick was openly furious with De la Fuente for twice starting the 18-year-old after he received pain-killing injections during that month’s international break. The Spain boss couldn’t have cared less.
