Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal will return to action in Sunday’s LaLiga match against Real Sociedad after missing four games with a groin injury, manager Hansi Flick said.<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old Spaniard won the Kopa Trophy at Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, becoming the first man to win the award for the world’s best Under-21 player two years in a row.<\/p>\n
“Whether Lamine is on the bench or starting, the team is ready. Lamine will definitely get some minutes tomorrow,” Flick told reporters on Saturday, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
Barcelona’s injury list includes forward Raphinha, sidelined for around three weeks with a hamstring problem, goalkeeper Joan Garcia and midfielder Gavi.<\/p>\n
Close season signing Garcia, 24 had started every game this season. Marc-Andre ter Stegen remains sidelined following back surgery and Wojciech Szczesny will take over in goal.<\/p>\n
“It’s not good to have Joan Garcia absent, he was performing well,” Flick said of the keeper who made crucial saves in their 2-1 Champions League win over Newcastle United.<\/p>\n
“When we look at the second half of last season, we see that we won almost every match with Szcz\u0119sny. We won three titles with him. He’s a great goalkeeper, a great person, and I have no doubts about him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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