Barcelona faces Valence in her last Liga match on Sunday, but without Lamine Yamal.
Hansi Flick confirmed that the 18 -year -old winger suffers from a hip injury, which means that he will not be available at the Johan Cruyff stadium.
It is a blow for Barcelona not being able to count on his emblematic striker, who could also miss the opening match of the Champions League against Newcastle United on Thursday. But for the match against Valence, his absence could be a blow, if we believe the story.
Yamal essential for Barça
According to Sport, Barcelona has not yet won any Liga match without Lamine Yamal since the arrival of Hansi Flick at the head of the club in the summer of 2024. In fact, the club had only one success since its promotion in the first team: a 4-0 victory against Getafe in February 2024; He was a replacement for Xavi Hernandez.
Last season, Barcelona played three Liga games without Lamine Yamal: a 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad, a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo (both in November) and a 2-1 defeat at home against Atlético de Madrid (in December). Fortunately, he could only play these league games only due to injury, but after only a month of the season, he is already out of the game.
A very dependent barça in Yamal
This statistic could give Valence the hope of an unlikely result at the Johan Cruyff stadium. And given its 14-2 defeat against Barcelona in three games last season, the club will undoubtedly console itself. However, the Catalans still have very dangerous players, and the arrival of Marcus Rashford or Roony Bardghji could perhaps end this series of defeats without Lamine Yamal.
