The Federation was fully aware of Lamine Yamal's discomfort.
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The national team's training camp informed Barça of his physical problems and even informed him that he had been given a painkiller to alleviate the pain.
Furthermore, it was reported that if the discomfort persisted, a zero-risk policy would be applied to him ahead of the match in Türkiye.
The injury suffered by 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, which will prevent him from playing against Valencia this Sunday and makes it very unlikely he will be able to play in the Champions League opener against Newcastle, has generated enormous anger within FC Barcelona, as Hansi Flick made clear in a press conference. The reason is that, according to sources within the club, the discomfort was well known to the Federation's medical and technical staff. According to sources within the Barcelona club, they have had a daily and detailed exchange of information with the Reds' squad regarding the physical condition of Lamine and the rest of the Barça players. In this flow of information from within the national team, Lamine's discomfort was already known, which he himself reported to the Federation's doctors, to the point that it was classified as acute pain and was being treated with an analgesic injection to alleviate the discomfort.
Even Barça received information that if a risk of injury was detected, a zero-risk preventive policy would be implemented. Ultimately, and despite knowing about the discomfort, as Flick revealed, the forward played 79 minutes against Bulgaria and 73 against Turkey and returned to Barça with an injury.
In fact, since returning to Barça, Lamine Yamal has not finished a single training session due to this discomfort. He started with his teammates yesterday and had to withdraw. Subsequent tests made it clear that he was injured. However, since he initially participated in training, the club did not mention his absence from the training session.
Flick's anger with the Federation and coach Luis de la Fuente is significant. There are voices suggesting that Lamine should have stood his ground and said "no" to playing against Turkey, but the Barça coaching staff has a completely opposite interpretation: it's the Federation's experienced and veteran medical and technical experts who should be the ones to enforce common sense over an 18-year-old who, however mature he may appear, lacks his experience and track record.
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