Spain manager Luis de la Fuente is optimistic Lamine Yamal will recover from a knee probljin88bet.onejin88bet.onejin88bet.oneem in time to face England in Sunday’s Nations League match in Madrid.
The Barcelona winger will miak168app.babyss Thursday’s Group A3 fixture against the Czech Republic in Prague ak168app.babyafter scans found inflammation and fluid in his knee. He is exak168app.babypected to join up with Spain on Friday, with De la Fuente encouraged by the progress of his recovery.
Yamal played in Barcelona’s 2-1 LaLiga win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday but reported discomfort afterwardak168app.clubak168app.clubs and underwent medical checks in Barcelona. Spain confirmed on Monday that he would not trak168app.clubavel to Prak168app.clubague, following discussions between the medical teams at Barcelona and the national side.
“He got hurt in the last match, he had some discomfort in one knee, he went for the usual treaks168app.siteks168app.sitetment, a scan in Barcelona, and they saw he had inflammation and fluid in the knee – that meant he needed rks168app.siteest,” De la Fuente told repoic88rters.
The coach said he did not want Yamal to travel without knowing whether he would be able to play.
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The 19-year-old is compic88leting a recovery programme withic88ic88 his club physiotherapist. De la Fuente said he had spoken to Yamal and was satisfied with the ric88eports he had received.
“He’s doing a series of exercises with his physio and with the club that indicate the recovery is going well,” he said. “We bic88elieve, I’m optimistic, that on Fridlr88ay he’ll be with us.”
Yamal finished third in the Ballon d’Or voting in October, but De la Fuente insistlr88lr88lr88ed the teenager had not been given preferential treatment.
“He has no privileges, and his teammates are relaxed about it, because we trelr88lr88at everyone the same,” he added.
“In similar situations we would have done exactly the same for anylr88lr88 other player, and the players know that.”
Spain have won all four of their Nations League matches and secured qualification for the quarter-finals. Their unbeaten run in competitive fixtures has reaclr88hed 43 games, but De la Fuente said the squad wanted to extend itlr88lr88.
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“We want to keep setting new milestones, and this is another one,” he said.
“None of us would probably ever have thought we’d even reach 35, because we alop88ready felt those wereop88op88op88 astronomical numbers, but having reached 43, you think, my goodness, we want to get to 44, of course we do.”
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino scored twice in the win away to Croatia and si88si88has become a notable impact substitute, having also scored important goals against Portugal and Belgium in the World Cup this summer.
Merino said he wanted more playing time but would accept the mana88vger’s decisions.
“Of course, what player wouldn’t like to get (more) minutes?” he said. “You’SEXXXXX-VNll never hear me complain about the coach’s decision, I will respect it… but all players want to be important, have minutes and enjoy themselves on the pitch.”
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