Lamine Yamal injured

Barcelona, Spain, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) FC Barcelona went on high alert after announcing today that its best player, winger Lamine Yamal, will be out for about a month with an ankle injury.

The doctors of the azulgrana club detected "a grade 1 sprain of the anterior intertibial-peroneal ligament" and announced that the Spanish international player will be out of action for three to four weeks.

This news fell like a bucket of ice water at FC Barcelona, which was already in the midst of a results crisis, accentuated yesterday with the 0-1 defeat against lowly Leganés.

Yamal will miss next weekend's match against Atletico Madrid, the last game of 2024 for the Culé side, and will be a doubt for the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup matches in early and mid-January.

Barcelona occupies first place in La Liga with 38 points, tied with Atletico Madrid, and one point ahead of Real Madrid, although the clubs from the Spanish capital have one game in hand.