Barcelona will face Valencia in the upcoming round of La Liga. Hansi Flick, speaking at the pre-match press conference, revealed that Lamine Yamal will be unavailable for the game.
“Lamine Yamal can't play. He joined the national team with an injury and didn't take part in training during that period. To get him on the pitch, the team doctors gave him painkillers. The team was leading by at least three goals in each of those matches, yet he still played 73 minutes and 79 minutes respectively. He even couldn't train between games. This is not protecting the player at all. I am deeply distressed by this.”
"He played 73 minutes and 79 minutes. I haven't spoken to the head coach (Luis de la Fuente) in person; we only communicated via text messages. My Spanish is not good, and his English is not great either. Communication could have been smoother. I have been a head coach myself and know the difficulties involved, but communication must be smooth."
