FC Barcelona Attacker Yamal Sidelined for Newcastle United Champions League Fixture
Emerging winger Lamine Yamal is unavailable for Barça’s upcoming European encounter facing the Magpies on Thursday.
The 18-year-old missed his team’s latest triumph against Valencia CF because of a muscle issue.
His unavailability comes after comments about the amount of minutes the player logged during national team duty for Spain.
Yamal played for over an hour in Spain’s dominant win over Bulgaria in early September.
Additionally, played for another extended period only a few days after during another one-sided victory over Turkey.
Barcelona still claimed a impressive comprehensive triumph over Valencia without their teenage attacker.
Barcelona decided to exclude Yamal in the traveling party for the Champions League first match at Newcastle.
Also missing for this game are Spain defender Balde due to a hamstring issue and midfielder Gavi, who is out with a knee injury.
On a positive note, Netherlands playmaker De Jong is included despite missing the previous fixture following national team duty.
The Blaugrana had a successful season previously, claiming the Spanish league title and reaching the semi-finals of the UCL before losing to Inter Milan.
