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.

This is the information told by Helena Condis, from the 'COPE' channel, in 'El Partidazo' after the 1-0 win for Imanol Alguacil's team. There are two options on the table. The first is for the RFEF to send the player to Las Rozas training complex to undergo tests to confirm the 'Cules' diagnosis. The second is to rely directly on the medical report and release the player so that his discomfort does not go further.

'La Roja' will play against Denmark on Friday at 20:45 and against Switzerland on Monday at the same time, which casts doubts about what to do with Lamine Yamal because, if his injury is just a blow, maybe Luis de la Fuente will choose to call him in case he can count on him for some of these commitments. At stake is the leadership of the A4 League, as the qualification for the playoffs was already achieved last month with victories against the Danes (1-0) and Serbia (3-0).