Lamine Yamal trains during pause as Spain denies England privileges

At the FC Barcelona Training Ground, Lamine Yamal trains alone, trying to overcome inflammation in his right knee to be available for the clash against England on November 15 at the Metropolitano and also to prepare for the upcoming league commitment against Villarreal.

Spain manager Luis De la Fuente, a sports journalist, denounced the falsehood of the accusations, stating: “The lie bothers me. It has no privilege”. He also claimed that the alleged preferential treatment with the Barcelona star does not exist.

Yamal trains alone at the blaugrana Training Ground, according to the club itself. The latest Spain call‑up caused a scandal by announcing his absence for tonight’s match against the Czech Republic in the Nations League.

The footballer remained in Catalonia to attend to a discomfort in his right knee. Barcelona’s medical tests detected fluid inflammation after the clash with Atlético.

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Goal of being available

De la Fuente explained that it made no sense to send Yamal to Prague if he was not fit to train with the squad. The aim is for the forward to be able to take part in the clash against England on November 15 at the Metropolitano and arrive in shape for the league commitment against Villarreal.

Before the break, Yamal accumulated 1,355 minutes with Hansi Flick’s Spain side, a figure higher than that of Joan García, Pau Cubarsí and Pedri. The youngster’s workload has been a topic of debate among the press.

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With Yamal’s absence and also Mikel Oyarzabal out due to flu, De la Fuente named a starting eleven for the match in Prague: Unai Simón; Marc Pubill, Pau Cubarsí, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Pedri, Martín Zubimendi, Fermín López; Nico Williams, Álex Baena and Ferran Torres. Oyarzabal will also not travel because of a flu.