BarcelonaThe problems are piling up at Barça. To the crisis of results in the League is added the injury of the team’s star player. Lamine Yamal, only 17 years old, who received a blow to his ankle in this Sunday’s game against Leganés (0-1), sprained his ankle and will not be able to play next Saturday, December 21 at 9 p.m., against Atlético de Madrid. This morning they did tests that confirmed the diagnosis. The club has informed through a press release. The downtime is between three and four weeks. He will therefore not play again until next year, as the game against Cholo Simeone’s side will be the last of 2024, and it remains to be seen whether he makes it to the Spanish Super Cup, which is in Saudi Arabia in the second week of January.
Specifically, the young player from Matarón has a grade 1 injury to the anterior intertibio-fibular ligament as a result of a tackle by Yvan Neyou that twisted his ankle. Despite the harshness of the play, the referee Quintero González did not whistle a foul and interpreted that the Leganés player was disputing the ball. Lamine Yamal complained of pain, was treated and continued to play. But before the break he asked to be changed because he was not 100%. The Barça medical services attended to him in the dressing room and he was able to continue playing for a few more minutes, until half-time after the restart he couldn’t take it anymore. Marcus Sorg replaced him with Gavi in the 75th minute.
Without Rocafonda’s winger, Barça undoubtedly loses its most distinctive footballer. He was key in the team’s blazing start and prestigious victories against Bayern Munich in the Champions League (4-1) and Real Madrid in the League (0-4). Lamine Yamal was injured in the final stretch of the match against Estrella Roja, and there the crisis of results began. He did not play again until the second half of the duel against Las Palmas, which Barça lost in Montjuïc. Despite being discharged, he has not played at 100% in the last five games and Barça has suffered, as he has won two, drawn one and lost two. Without him on the pitch, the record is not good either: a win, a draw and a loss.