"Lamine goes to the national team with pain, didn't train, had painkillers to play, they were three goals ahead in every match and he played 79 and 73 minutes,"
"Maybe my Spanish is not good, his English is not good, so this is a problem. Normally, the communication, because we have more players there than just Lamine, could be better. I was also on this side as a national team coach, so I know how hard this job sometimes is, but the communication with the clubs was always good."
Lamine Yamal traveled to the Spain national team while carrying groin pain, did not train between fixtures, and played through the pain using painkillers. Barcelona confirmed Yamal will miss the LaLiga match against Valencia and faces doubt for the Champions League trip to Newcastle. Yamal had started the season strongly with goals and assists for Barcelona and created further assists in his Spain appearances. Hansi Flick criticized the national-team handling and cited limited communication with Spain boss Luis de la Fuente, noting language barriers. Barcelona also lack Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, and Alejandro Balde while Marc Bernal returned to the bench.
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