Lamine Yamal will be unable to play in Barcelona’s Copa del Rey clash with Barbastro on Sunday evening as he has to serve a two-game ban for receiving a crimson card in final season’s youth event.
La Blaugrana go to Municipal de Deportes, the house of the fourth-tier facet, on Sunday evening in the final 32 of Spain’s home cup competitors, coming into later than different sides as Supercopa de Espana members.
Barbastro bested third-tier Ponferradina earlier than overcoming La Liga facet Almeria to succeed in the final 32 and have by no means met Barca in a earlier aggressive fixture.
16-year-old Yamal was not included in Barca’s squad checklist – which incorporates heavy hitters like Robert Lewandowski and Frenkie de Jong in addition to latest signing Vitor Roque – as he’s banned for getting despatched off for the youth crew in a defeat to Malaga final 12 months.
Barca boss Xavi informed reporters: “We know that Lamine Yamal got a red card in the Copa del Rey [Junior] and will be suspended for two games.”
Yamal, who holds a lot of membership data for his Barca exploits at such a younger age, has scored as soon as in 18 La Liga appearances thus far this season and bagged his first objectives for Spain’s nationwide crew with efforts towards Georgia and Cyprus in September and November respectively final 12 months.
However, ought to Barca attain the subsequent spherical as anticipated, Yamal will once more be suspended.
The younger Spain worldwide’s absence may assist Roque land a primary Barca begin since his transfer from Athletico Paranaense, having come near scoring on his membership debut in the win at Las Palmas.
Also in the squad are loanee Joao Felix, Brazilian winger Raphinha and summer season arrival Ilkay Gundogan, although Xavi might deploy a extra fringe beginning XI with the goal of resting his seasoned campaigners earlier than the Supercopa de Espana semi-final with Osasuna on Thursday.
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