Injured Yamal out of Spain’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers, could miss Clasico

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Yamal volition miss the games against Georgia and Bulgaria, and whitethorn besides beryllium retired of the El Clasico against Real Madrid connected October 26.

Published On 3 Oct 2025

Lamine Yamal has been ruled retired of Spain’s World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria this period aft suffering a recurrence of his groin injury, says Barcelona.

The 18-year-old winger is expected to beryllium sidelined for up to 3 weeks aft the occupation resurfaced pursuing Wednesday’s 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League, the La Liga nine said successful a connection connected Friday.

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“The groin occupation for Lamine Yamal has returned pursuing the crippled against PSG. The subordinate volition miss [Sunday’s] crippled against Sevilla and his betterment clip is estimated astatine 2-3 weeks,” Barcelona said.

The timing is peculiarly cruel for Yamal, who had conscionable returned from his erstwhile three-week layoff to assistance Barcelona bushed Real Sociedad past play earlier playing the afloat 90 minutes against PSG.

Yamal made his archetypal commencement successful that lucifer since August aft missing 4 games portion recovering from a groin injury, which drew the ire of Barcelona manager Hansi Flick, who felt it was made worse by playing successful September’s World Cup qualifiers.

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente said earlier connected Friday helium had nary contented with Flick aft his disapproval of the nationalist team’s handling of the teenager.

“There is nary struggle with Flick. I was simply amazed by those statements due to the fact that helium has been a nationalist squad coach, and I thought helium had that empathy,” de la Fuente said aft announcing his squad for the upcoming qualifiers.

“You cognize we person 2 precise important matches; we are playing for the World Cup. It seems similar they’re successful the background, and we’re talking astir Flick.

“We are playing for the World Cup, that is what truly matters. The remainder is not important. Everyone said what they said, and that’s it.”

Flick said astatine the clip helium had spoken concisely to de la Fuente via substance message, but their connection could beryllium improved.

De la Fuente sought to supply much clarity connected the concern arsenic helium tried to gully a enactment nether the issue.

“What happened was that, erstwhile the lucifer ended, helium had immoderate benignant of discomfort. But I person ne'er played without discomfort. Nothing happened,” helium said.

“Our aesculapian unit person explained it, and I person explained it. Nothing more. Did helium past person discomfort aft the match? Well, I don’t know.”

Yamal’s latest wounded besides casts uncertainty implicit his availability for the El Clasico against Real Madrid connected October 26.

Spain volition beryllium without Nico Williams and Dani Carvajal adjacent week, arsenic well, portion Alvaro Morata has been near retired of the squad aft a dilatory commencement to the play astatine Como.

Athletic Bilbao winger Williams has not played since picking up a groin wounded successful the 6-0 triumph implicit Turkiye. His nine had reportedly asked for his playing clip to beryllium managed owed to carnal discomfort.

“The hazard successful shot and successful sports ever exists. If helium is playing astatine his club, helium is assuming those risks. We are talking astir wholly mean situations,” said de la Fuente.

Spain are apical of Group E with six points aft 2 matches. They look Georgia successful Elche connected October 11 and big Bulgaria successful Valladolid 3 days later.

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