Overview

• Lamine Yamal has now missed four straight Barcelona games, including Thursday’s league trip to Real Oviedo, after pubis discomfort following the September call-up.
• Before the Valencia match, Hansi Flick said Yamal traveled to Spain with pain, was given analgesics, and still played over 70 minutes in each game, which he condemned as poor player care.
• Luis de la Fuente answered that he does not remember the comments and is not interested in them, offering no further detail on Spain’s decisions.
• Barcelona has not set a return date and says his recovery is positive, while reports suggest the club hopes he could be available for the Oct. 1 Champions League match against PSG.
• Marcus Rashford’s form has helped offset the winger’s absence, easing the immediate attacking burden for the team.