'Breakout' Lamine Yamal to play from the third group stage match of the World Cup! Barcelona sends a 'dedicated supervisor' to the Spanish national team to manage him, aiming to "prevent overuse."

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Barcelona is deploying dedicated club personnel to the Spanish national team to manage Lamine Yamal (19) and prevent injuries during the 2026 FIFA North American World Cup.

Spain's 'As' reported on the 30th (local time) that "Barcelona has assigned Fernando Galan, an external physical therapist, to accompany the national team to ensure Yamal's complete recovery and prevent injury recurrence."

Barcelona executives and medical staff, including Deco, Alejandro Echavarria, and Bojan Krkic, recently held a strategy meeting to finalize Yamal's rehabilitation roadmap. The core of the plan is Galan's dedicated management. The media stated, "Under the supervision of Martinez, the first-team senior physical therapist, Galan, who has collaborated with the club for a long time, is scheduled to report Yamal's condition to the club daily throughout the World Cup, not just for his own team."

Currently sidelined with a left hamstring injury, Yamal is expected to require six to seven weeks for recovery. Consequently, he is likely to miss the first group stage match against Cape Verde on June 16, and his participation in the match against Saudi Arabia on the 21st remains uncertain. Barcelona plans to bring Yamal's condition to 100% in time for the decisive group stage match against Uruguay on the 27th.

Barcelona is strictly cautious about a hasty return. The media explained, "Intramuscular injection therapy to accelerate the return date has been completely banned because Yamal's playing style, which relies on explosive speed and direction changes, carries a high risk of hamstring injury recurrence." This reflects their determination not to repeat the painful precedent of Havyer, who forced his way into 'El Clasico' matches early this season and suffered two injury relapses.

Barcelona firmly believes in Galan's ability to curb Yamal's desire to play and minimize injury risks. Additionally, the club expects Spanish national team manager Luis de la Fuente and team doctor Oscar Celaya to avoid overuse and make rational decisions.

The media stated, "Barcelona hopes that through meticulous management, Yamal will safely complete the World Cup schedule and step onto the stage of the final match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where he will leap to become the world's best player."

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