{"id":7870,"date":"2025-09-17T15:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/barcelonas-champions-league-opening-match-with-yamal-injured\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:10:45","slug":"barcelonas-champions-league-opening-match-with-yamal-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/barcelonas-champions-league-opening-match-with-yamal-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona&#8217;s Champions League opening match with Yamal injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) &#8212; Raminyarmal will not play for Barcelona&#8217;s Champions League opener in Newcastle on Thursday due to injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Catalan club said Wednesday that Yamal is not on the team for a trip to England during the Champions League stage. The star forward had already missed a Spanish league match against Valencia on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Yamal was nursing &#8220;discomfort in the pubic region&#8221; after playing with the Spanish national team during an international break.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona coach Hansifrique said he was angry with Spain for playing Yamal after thinking it was unnecessary minutes during his big wins in two World Cup qualifiers. Flick accused Spain of knowing Yamal felt uncomfortable and played him anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government said in response to Flick&#8217;s statement it had not received a notification from Barcelona that Yamal was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona will make midfielder Fren Keedejon available. He also missed a match against Valencia after being injured in the Dutch national team during an international break.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season and was eliminated by Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lamine-yamal-injury-champions-league-68e2609522a2f5f693f103db1cee4dcb\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) &#8212; Raminyarmal will not play for Barcelona&#8217;s Champions League opener in Newcastle on Thursday due to injuries. The Catalan club said Wednesday that Yamal is not on the team for a trip to England during the Champions League stage. 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