No Brest for Yamal as 'severe' injury continues to keep him out of action

Lamine Yamal has reportedly been ruled out of the mid-week Champions League clash against Brest and is set to miss his fifth game due to injury. 

Following the 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo, the end of another game in which Barcelona failed to win without Lamine Yamal in the starting line-up, fans of the Blaugrana waited with bated breath for an update on the teenagers’s health. 

However, the worst has now been confirmed, as he is not expected even to make the bench when the Catalans host the Ligue 1 side on Tuesday. 

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Ahead of the LALIGA clash against Real Sociedad two weeks ago, Barcelona put out a statement announcing that the 17-year-old sustained severe bruising in the Champions League clash against Red Star; hence, he missed the trip to La Reale, in which Hansi Flick's side were handed their second league defeat of the season. 

The injury also meant he was not available for Spain's two Nations League clashes during the break, and he was not ready for the 1-1 draw against Celta Vigo yesterday. 

While Barcelona have been flying in the Champions League since opening-day defeat to Monaco, they are yet to seal qualification and are now tasked with beating the unbeaten Brest. 

Of the four games Barcelona have failed to win this season—three losses and a draw—Yamal has only started one of them, underscoring his importance to Flick's set-up.