""This is the situation with Lamine. With this injury, it's not so easy to know [when he will return]. It's not easy to say 'OK he can play in two, three or four weeks...' or if he's able to play the Clásico. This is not possible. "We have to wait. We must manage his load. He trains with the recovery team and [spend] the next weeks with them. We go step by step. We have to see how the evolution is.""
"Yamal first injured his groin while with Spain in September, forcing him to miss four games with Barça. Flick, at the time, accused the national team of "not taking care" of the teenager. Despite that, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente included Yamal in his squad on Friday for next week's World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Bulgaria. However, following confirmation of his injury setback, he was withdrawn later in the day. Prior to his withdrawal, De la Fuente had said he was "surprised" by Flick's comments and that he expected "more empathy" from someone who had also worked with a national team during his time as Germany coach."
""I spoke with him today, it's better but it's not good,""
Lamine Yamal suffered a groin relapse after playing 90 minutes against Paris Saint-Germain following a recent return from injury. Barcelona announced he could be out for up to three weeks, which rules him out of the Sevilla trip and the Spain international break and could also keep him out of the Oct. 26 trip to the Santiago Bernabéu. He is training with the club's recovery team and his workload is being managed step by step while medical staff monitor his evolution. Flick previously criticized Spain over the initial injury handling; Spain coach Luis de la Fuente included then subsequently withdrew Yamal from the national squad. Flick said he does not regret his remarks but sought to draw a line under the dispute.
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