Barcelona stipulate that Lamine Yamal must play 45 minutes against Egypt... What is the reason?
The Spanish newspaper “Sport” revealed that Barcelona club asked the Spanish national team’s coaching staff to request that their striker Lamine Yamal not participate fully in the Egyptian national team’s friendly match against Spain during the training camp during the FIFA international days in March, which is held as part of the third phase of the preparation program for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the Catalonia region at the RCDE stadium, in the city of Barcelona.
The newspaper revealed that Barcelona stipulated that Yamal would only participate for 45 minutes, in order to preserve the player’s safety and protect him from any potential injury that could affect the team’s progress in the upcoming continental competitions, especially after the painful blow the team received with Rafinha’s injury.
