Lamine Yamal Returns to the Spanish National Team After Recovering from Injury
Barcelona’s young forward, Lamine Yamal, has been called up for the Spanish national team after overcoming an injury sustained during his international commitment last month. The news comes after the controversy generated by his physical condition and the criticism from Barcelona’s coach, Hansi Flick. Yamal, 18 years old, suffered an abductor injury while playing with the national team in September, which caused the Barcelona coach’s annoyance. The player returned to action last weekend, participating as a substitute in the victory against Real Sociedad and playing 90 minutes in the defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The Spanish coach, Luis de la Fuente, has included Yamal in the list for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Georgia on October 11 and Bulgaria on October 14. In contrast, Álvaro Morata, captain in previous call-ups, has been surprisingly excluded by De la Fuente. The forward, who turns 33 this month, is not injured. He has played seven games with Como this season, where he is on loan from AC Milan, but has not yet scored. Nico Williams, Dani Carvajal, Gavi, and Fermín López are also absent due to injury. Marcos Llorente, Pablo Barrios, Álex Baena, Yeremy Pino and Samu Aghehowa have been called up to take their places.
De la Fuente responded that “he was not interested” in Flick’s complaints. Due to the injury, Yamal missed a total of four matches. Barça’s sporting director, Deco, has spoken with his counterpart at the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Aitor Karanka, to ensure better communication between the club and the national team. Spain leads its World Cup qualifying group with a perfect record. Six points against Georgia and Bulgaria would secure their place in the World Cup if Turkey does not win in Bulgaria and if the Georgia vs. Turkey match ends in a draw.Yamal’s father: Losing the Ballon d’Or is the “greatest moral damage”
Yamal’s father
