Video: Lamine Yamal spotted limping as he returns to Barcelona from Spain NT camp

Barcelona could not have hoped for the international break to have arrived at a better time. After all, the team was witnessing players go down to injuries like dominoes with Lamine Yamal and Jules Kounde being the latest entrants on the list.

Yamal started the game against Granada at the weekend but was substituted off early owing to discomfort. Subsequent tests revealed an injury to his psoas iliacus muscle in his left leg with a lay-off period of close to ten days.

Yamal joins the Spanish National Team

Despite being injured and having his setback medically confirmed, Barcelona revealed that the player would join the Spanish National Team camp regardless.

For starters, his injury was not as serious as initially expected. La Roja wished for their doctors to re-evaluate his status and determine his availability.

Word has it that the Spanish setup wished to field him for at least one game so as to record his third appearance. Such a move would rule out any chance of him making the switch to the Moroccan National Team.

Back in Barcelona

La Roja officially confirmed earlier today that the player would return to Barcelona to continue his recovery after their medical staff concurred with the diagnosis of Barcelona’s team.

As seen in the video brought forth by SPORT, Yamal has landed back in Catalonia. In the visuals from El Prat, he is seen with a visible limp.

🛬 Lamine Yamal ha vuelto a Barcelona tras dejar la concentración de la selección española

🙌 'Laminemanía' en el aeropuerto, con la perla firmando y haciéndose selfies

🤔 Leve cojera del delantero, que espera estar listo tras el parón

✍️ @DBR8 pic.twitter.com/SYUTdAf3pc

— Diario SPORT (@sport) October 10, 2023

Needless to say, Xavi Hernandez will hope for the youngster to be back in action by the time Barcelona take on Athletic Club after the international break.

With Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski out, he will be critical for the team’s chances on the night. Nevertheless, his participation in El Clasico appears certain.