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Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury. He is expected to recover in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
When will Lamine Yamal return to action after injury blow?
Lamine Yamal will not play again for FC Barcelona this season due to the hamstring injury he suffered against Celta Vigo on Wednesday night.
The club issued a medical statement indicating that he will undergo conservative treatment, which should allow him to take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for Spain.
What Barcelonaās medical report did not specify was the exact recovery period. Now, Mundo Deportivo suggests that this type of injury typically involves a lay-off ranging from one and a half to two months.
With these timelines, and considering that the La Liga season ends on 24 May, it is clear that the competition is already over for the Barcelona academy graduate.
Lamine Yamal is expected to take part in the World Cup. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
However, the World Cup does not begin until 15 June for Spain, when they face .
Lamine Yamal suffered a hamstring injury and will not play again this season.
Lamine Yamal is expected to recover in time to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Lamine Yamal plays for FC Barcelona.

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Taking the more optimistic estimate, with the match scheduled in just under seven weeks, Lamine could be available for that game, as well as the following group fixtures against Saudi Arabia on 21 June and Uruguay on 27 June.
On the other hand, if the more conservative estimate of a two-month recovery is applied, he would miss the matches against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia, and would only be ready in time for the final group-stage match against Uruguay.
In any case, everything will depend on Lamineās recovery once the conservative treatment programme begins. It will be a process in which Barcelona and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) must work closely together without any issues.