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Barcelona Confirm Yamal Groin Relapse and Spain Withdrawal as Flick Questions Return Timeline

Flick calls the pubic injury complicated, leaving his comeback timeline uncertain.

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Barcelona's Spanish forward Lamine Yamal is struggling with a groin injury, which Hansi Flick said is a tricky one to predict when he will recover from
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Overview

  • Barcelona said Yamal’s pubic discomfort reappeared after the PSG match, ruling him out of the Sevilla game with an estimated recovery of two to three weeks.
  • Spain initially named the 18-year-old to its squad, then withdrew him after receiving Barcelona’s medical report, so he will miss qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria.
  • Yamal had only just returned from a prior layoff, featuring off the bench versus Real Sociedad before playing 90 minutes against PSG, after missing four matches in September.
  • Hansi Flick cautioned that this type of injury resists firm deadlines, noting he cannot say if the winger will be ready for the October 26 Clásico and stressing careful load management.
  • The episode renewed club–country friction over player care, with the RFEF detailing the call-up and withdrawal sequence and Barcelona’s Deco engaging with federation officials to improve communication.