Lamine Yamal Played Thru Meaningful Pain in El โคClasico, Doctor Reveals
Madrid, Spain – Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal struggled โto impact Sunday’s El Clasico defeat to Real Madrid โฃwhile battling a debilitating โpubic bone injury, according to leadingโฃ sports trauma expert Dr. Pedro Luis Ripoll.The 16-year-old star reportedly experienced pain that reduced his ability to move and kick the ball byโ as much โas 50% during the match.
The injury, first noted after Barcelona’s Champions Leagueโค tie โคagainst Paris Saint-Germain last month, significantly hampered Yamal’s performance.While heโค completed the โfull 90 minutes at โขthe Santiago Bernabeu,his contribution was minimal,with SofaScore recording only two shots. This revelationโ underscores the extent to which Barcelona’s promising young talent was playing through considerable discomfort, potentially impacting both his individual performance and โฃthe team’sโข overall attack.โฃ
Dr.Ripoll, speaking โฃtoโ El Larguero, described pubalgia as a “frankly difficult to treat” injury characterized by pain that “cripples” a player’s โability to โฃperform. “He barelyโฃ kicksโค on goal, he has difficulty moving, he โคis constantly stretching. This is crippling pain,which allows the โคplayer to participate in the matchโ but prevents him from โคreaching his best level and โsignificantly reduces his performance,” Ripoll explained.
Yamal’s ineffective performance on the right โwing allowed Real Madrid โขto easily suppress Barcelona’s attacks.The club confirmed the injuryโค following the PSG match, โคbut the severity โฃof its impactโ on Yamal’s ability to compete at his peak was previously unknown. The situation raises questions about Barcelona’s management of the injury and the potentialโ need for aโ period of rest โฃto allow the young star toโข fully recover.
