Tough news arrives from FC Barcelona this Monday regarding injuries. The Catalan team has used their various social media platforms to confirm the absences of two of their best players, two indispensable assets in the offensive front of the team, who are two of the three stellar names in the most lethal offensive trio in the world currently: Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski.
What injury does Lamine Yamal have?
Regarding Lamine Yamal, who couldn't participate in last Sunday's match against Real Sociedad due to a physical issue that was described at the time as a "strong contusion", medical examinations conducted on Monday, the 11th by the club's medical team have confirmed that the right winger suffers from a grade 1 injury to the syndesmosis of the right ankle.
How long will Lamine Yamal be out?
As a result, Barcelona has announced that Lamine Yamal will be out for between two and three weeks, meaning he won't return until early December, possibly in time for the matches against RCD Mallorca (12/04) or Real Betis (12/08), missing out on the games against Celta de Vigo (11/23), Stade Brestois (11/26) in the Champions League, and UD Las Palmas (11/30).
Thus, unfortunately for FC Barcelona, it loses for a handful of matches one of the players who has been key in Hansi Flick's scheme. Not only in sports, where currently Lamine Yamal has scored six goals and provided eight assists in 16 matches played, also being an unequivocal source of danger, but it also loses a footballer who is like a kind of 'talisman' for the team, as most of the time, the presence of '19' in the Culé XI was synonymous with victory for the Blaugranas.
What injury does Robert Lewandowski have?
As for Robert Lewandowski, who was able to play in the match against Real Sociedad and was on the field for the full 90 minutes, being the highlight of the day with the disallowed goal due to a highly questionable offside position, the statement from Barcelona indicates that he is dealing with a lumbar injury.
How long will Robert Lewandowski be out?
Fortunately, for Barcelona, the absence of the Polish forward is estimated at approximately 10 days, so according to this forecast, he should be available for the LaLiga EA Sports match on November 23 against Celta de Vigo at Balaídos, marking the resumption of club-level activities. Lewandowski would only miss the November FIFA international matches.