Why does Lamine Yamal go to the Spanish national team if he is injured?

Lamine Yamal is injured, but is also present at the Spanish national team’s training camp for the matches against Scotland and Norway, with which they qualify for the 2024 European Championship in Germany.

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Why does Lamine Yamal go to the Spanish national team if he is injured?

Lamine Yamal played 76 minutes in the 2-2 draw against Granada at Nuevo Los Cármenes, with the 16-year-old becoming the youngest player in LaLiga history to score a goal. On the stroke of half time it was 2-1 for Barça. However, he was replaced by Oriol Romeu in the second half. Xavi confirmed after the match that the change was due to Lamine’s physical discomfort.

Next Monday, October 9, the day after the match against the Nasrid team, Barcelona reported that “the tests carried out showed that Lamine Yamal has an injury to the iliopsoas of his left leg.”

The statement added that Lamine “is low and his evolution will determine his availability. The player joins the concentration of the Spanish national team, in which he will also be evaluated by RFEF’s medical services.”

It is precisely that last part of the statement that attracts attention. Many fans responded to the medical report on social media, wondering why Yamal is present for the Spanish national team call-up if he is injured.

In that sense, it is expected that Lamine will eventually leave the Spanish camp, as it makes no sense for him to stay and not play against Scotland or Norway.

On Sunday evening, Luis de la Fuente already called up two players who can play in Lamine Yamal’s position: Ansu Fati from Brighton and Bryan Zaragoza from Granada. Basically he called them over the loss of Yeremy Pino. But it’s probably also due to the loss of Lamine.