Barcelona game paused for medical emergency in stands while Lamine Yamal injured

Lamine Yamal picked up an injury whilst taking a penalty in the first half to give Barcelona the lead -Credit:Pablo Rodriguez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

This came towards the end of a half which, on paper at least, saw the visitors enjoy the lion's share of possession and shots. And despite entering the break with the lead, Barcelona will be far from thrilled with the first 45 minutes, not only from a statistical standpoint, but also from a health perspective.

Full back "The team's in a good place. People should be excited and hopefully ready to cheer us on."

"The team's in a good place. People should be excited and hopefully ready to cheer us on."

João Cancelo had to be substituted off in the 24th minute after appearing to suffer an injury to his right knee, which saw him receive treatment on the field before the medic called for a change. The Portuguese international, who is on loan from Al Hilal, was replaced by Spain national team defender Alejandro Balde.

Then, after taking his penalty, Yamal immediately pulled up and fell to the field, seemingly grabbing his left hamstring whilst receiving medical treatment. The Spanish starlet wound up being replaced by Swedish international Roony Bardghji.

The timing of these injuries will come as a major concern to both the Portuguese and Spanish national teams with the FIFA World Cup set to kick off in Mexico in exactly 50 days, with both nations harboring hopes of a deep run in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada co-hosted competition.