Barca’s Flick blasts Spain over Yamal injury issue

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick lashed retired astatine the Spanish nationalist squad connected Saturday aft Lamine Yamal was ruled retired of his team’s La Liga clash against Valencia.

The 18-year-old winger did not bid with the Spanish champions due to the fact that of a groin contented up of the crippled connected Sunday, and is besides a uncertainty to look Newcastle successful the Champions League connected Thursday.

Yamal played doubly for Spain successful 2026 World Cup qualifying wins against Bulgaria and Turkey past week.

“He volition not beryllium disposable — for maine it’s a pity. He went to the nationalist squad with pain, helium did not train, helium got painkillers for playing,” Flick told a quality league Saturday.

“In each lucifer they were 3 goals (or more) ahead, helium played 79 and 73 minutes. Between the matches helium didn’t train. This is not taking attraction astir players.

“Spain person champion squad successful the satellite champion players successful the world. In each presumption they are unbelievably good. Maybe besides erstwhile we privation to instrumentality attraction of players, young players, it’s similar that, doing this… I’m truly bittersweet astir this.”

Flick said helium had spoken concisely to Spain manager Luis de la Fuente via substance connection but their connection could beryllium improved.

“Maybe it’s each astir my Spanish not (being) good, his English not good. Communication… determination could beryllium better,” continued erstwhile Germany manager Flick.

“I was besides connected this side, (coaching a) nationalist team, and I cognize however hard this occupation tin be, but the connection with the clubs was ever good.”

Flick confirmed Frenkie de Jong would besides miss the Valencia crippled but midfielder Marc Bernal is acceptable to instrumentality to the squad for the archetypal clip since suffering a semipermanent genu wounded 9 months ago.

Barcelona volition play the crippled astatine their 6,000 capableness Johan Cruyff grooming crushed due to the fact that the Spotify Camp Nou is not yet acceptable to beryllium reopened.

“I spoke with the players, the captains, and they said it volition not impact us,” said Flick.

“When we play astatine the caller Camp Nou, 105,000 (capacity), possibly it’s a small spot antithetic to playing astatine the Johan.

“As I said earlier it’s not an excuse, I volition not usage it, Valencia besides has to play successful this stadium.”

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