Overview

• Diario AS reported that 18-year-old Lamine Yamal trained with the full squad, and Joan Laporta suggested he could feature as soon as Sunday against Real Sociedad.
• Barcelona confirmed Raphinha sustained a right biceps femoris hamstring injury, with an estimated absence of about three weeks.
• The club said goalkeeper Joan Garcia tore the internal meniscus in his left knee and will undergo arthroscopy, with an expected recovery window of four to six weeks.
• Based on the club’s timeline, Garcia is likely to miss the midweek Paris Saint-Germain match and could be out through El Clasico on October 26.
• Spain coach Luis de la Fuente brushed off Flick’s earlier criticism about Yamal’s treatment, as Barcelona balance a returning key attacker with fresh losses in attack and in goal.