Barcelona expect De la Fuente to drop Lamine from Spain's roster

Lamine Yamal traveled with the Barcelona squad for the Liga match against Real Sociedad on Sunday night, but, in the end, he remained in the stands. His coach, Hansi Flick, said in the minutes before the game that the youngster was suffering from a severe bruise that occurred during the Champions League clash against Red Star and from which he was unable to recover in time.

The club announced the injury in the run-up to the defeat at Anoeta because the medical services were, until the last minute, exploring options for him to take the pitch. The 'Cules' doctors are already in contact with those of the Spanish national team, who have called him up for the last two rounds of the UEFA Nations League, and have requested that the winger rest and stay in Barcelona.