Lamine Yamal injury: Barcelona boss Hansi Flick offers reaction to major blow

Barcelona caput manager Hansi Flick is expecting Lamine Yamal to retrieve from his hamstring wounded successful clip to correspond Spain astatine the 2026 World Cup.

Yamal has been ruled retired for the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign with the hamstring contented that helium suffered during Wednesday's La Liga contention with Celta Vigo.

There had besides been fears surrounding the 18-year-old's engagement successful the 2026 World Cup.

However, Barcelona's connection said that the guardant was connected people to instrumentality for the tournament.

Flick is besides expecting Yamal to beryllium backmost successful clip for the competition, with Spain opening their situation against Cape Verde connected June 15, earlier besides tackling Saudi Arabia (June 21) and Uruguay (27) successful the radical stage.

Flick expects Yamal to beryllium disposable for 2026 World Cup

”It’s not casual for him oregon for us. We person to negociate it. He’ll larn from his archetypal musculus injury. He’ll surely beryllium acceptable for the World Cup and volition travel backmost stronger," Flick told reporters.

”He felt thing aft the penalty, but thing serious, truthful we decided he’d instrumentality it. It was his archetypal musculus injury, and it’s not casual to construe the signs. He’ll larn due to the fact that he’s precise young. He’s already missed games this season, and it wasn’t excessively atrocious for us.

”We request him, yes, but we’re a squad and if a subordinate is missing, we person to instrumentality unneurotic and springiness 100% oregon much for our teammates. There are six games near and the extremity is ever to win. We person the prime to play a large game.

“At 18, he’s doing precise well, considering the unit he’s under. I deliberation this is the 4th question astir him, which speaks to his importance.

"He’s much mature, he’s intelligent, and he’s demonstrating that each week. It’s mean that he’s feeling down close now. I privation him a bully World Cup, astatine his best, and for that, the important happening is that helium has a bully recovery.”

Yamal: "It hurts not being capable to combat alongside my teammates"

In a connection connected Thursday, Yamal said: “This wounded leaves maine disconnected the transportation astatine the infinitesimal I wanted to beryllium determination the most, and it hurts much than I tin explain.

"It hurts not being capable to combat alongside my teammates, not being capable to assistance erstwhile the squad needs me. But I judge successful them and I cognize they’re going to springiness their each successful each match.

"I’ll beryllium there, adjacent if it’s from the outside, supporting, cheering and pushing similar 1 more. This isn’t the end, it’s conscionable a pause. I’ll travel backmost stronger, with much tendency than ever, and adjacent play volition beryllium better. Thank you for the messages and Visca el Barca”.

Yamal has been successful beardown signifier for Barcelona during the 2025-26 campaign, scoring 24 goals and registering 18 assists successful 45 appearances.