Alert, Barça! Lamine Yamal absent from the culé training ahead of the match against Atlético

One of the major news items from the training session on this Monday for the FC Barcelona, prior to the match against the Atlético de Madrid (21:30 h) in the 'semis' of the Copa del Rey 2024-25, was the absence of the young star of the azulgrana team, Lamine Yamal. The forward from Rocafonda did not participate in the usual work session with his teammates at the Tito Vilanova Field.

It should be noted that Lamine Yamal, as he himself shared on his social media, finished the match against UD Las Palmas (0-2) last Saturday with a visible wound on his left foot. This physical incident, apparently caused by a hard stomp from defender Álex Muñoz in the 59th minute, resulted in a significant blow for the Spanish-Moroccan player.

Interestingly, the action that caused Lamine Yamal's injury was not penalized with a card by the referee of that match, Adrián Cordero Vega. This situation led the culé right winger to joke about the omission of the sanction for this clear foul, posting on his Instagram Stories the aforementioned photo of his injured foot along with the phrase "It's not a foul!" and three emoticons, including smiling faces and one with a hand on the face.

Is Lamine Yamal's presence in the match against Atlético de Madrid in the Copa del Rey at risk?

Returning to the absence of Lamine Yamal in the training of FC Barcelona, it is expected that he may be present in the match against Atlético de Madrid, at least in the squad. Although the '19' trained in the gym on this day, it is presumed that he was kept away from group exercises as a precaution. His presence as a starter tomorrow will largely depend on the decisions of Hansi Flick and how the azulgrana forward feels.