Barcelona are having fun with a stretch of calm following a vital victory over Newcastle of their 2025–26 UEFA Champions League opener. Nevertheless, the membership stays centered on the restoration of Lamine Yamal, with a transparent goal date in thoughts for his return.
Lamine returned from the September worldwide break with discomfort in his pubic space. That setback pissed off head coach Hansi Flick, who directed his anger towards Spain supervisor Luis De La Fuente and his employees, because the younger winger was dominated out of final Sunday’s La Liga match towards Valencia and in addition missed the midweek journey to England.
Twelve days after his final aggressive look, Yamal continues to be not totally recovered. “The membership had labored below the idea that he might make it again in time for Sunday’s La Liga match towards Getafe, however as of now, that’s not occurring,” Sport reported on Friday.
“Lamine is present process every day coaching periods on the Ciutat Esportiva to help his restoration, however each the medical employees and the participant himself have determined that pushing it will not be smart,” the Spanish outlet added.
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick.
Beneath these circumstances, it’s all however confirmed that Yamal received’t function on Sunday towards Getafe. Optimistic projections counsel he might return in one of many subsequent two La Liga fixtures. Barcelona will host Actual Oviedo on Thursday, September 25, and three days later face Actual Sociedad.
see additionally
Actual Madrid maintain main monetary benefit over Barcelona, in line with La Liga evaluation
Champions League the highest precedence for Barcelona
Whereas getting ends in La Liga stays essential for Barcelona—particularly to remain near Actual Madrid within the standings—it’s clear that the UEFA Champions League is the membership’s prime precedence. After a robust exhibiting towards Newcastle, a far more durable check awaits.
On Matchday 2 of the league section, Barcelona will tackle reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, October 1, in Catalunya. The purpose is to have Lamine Yamal totally match for that conflict. “The membership’s sporting administrators are emphasizing the want for the Rocafonda native to be 100% prepared for the Champions League matchup towards PSG,” Sport revealed.
see additionally
Champions League 2025 TV Schedule USA and Streaming Hyperlinks
PSG dealing with problems with their very own
The worldwide break didn’t simply ship dangerous information for Barcelona. Throughout his time with the French nationwide workforce, Ousmane Dembele suffered a proper hamstring harm that compelled him to return early to Paris. The harm is severe sufficient to rule him out of a number of key fixtures.
In response to stories, the anticipated restoration timeline is round six weeks, that means Dembele will miss a lot of essential video games. That features this Sunday’s derby towards Olympique Marseille, in addition to the Champions League showdown towards Barcelona—a major blow for head coach Luis Enrique.
