Overview

• Lamine Yamal did not train with the group due to pubic pain and will miss Barcelona’s home match against Valencia, Hansi Flick confirmed.
• He remains doubtful for Barcelona’s Champions League opener away to Newcastle, with his recovery being monitored day to day.
• Flick criticized Spain for fielding the 18-year-old for 79 and 73 minutes in two qualifiers despite existing pain, saying that was not protecting the player.
• Barcelona sources say they shared daily medical information with the national team, while the federation indicated it had not been alerted to prior issues and noted it did send other injured players home.
• The forward stayed in the gym for specific treatment on Saturday, and the episode has strained relations between the club and the Spanish federation.