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Lamine Yamal has been ruled out for the rest of the season with Barcelona due to a torn hamstring but should be fine for the World Cup, the Spanish champions announced.<\/p>\n
Yamal, 18, underwent tests at Bar\u00e7a’s training ground Thursday after he was injured while taking — and scoring — a penalty in Wednesday’s 1-0 LaLiga win over Celta Vigo at Spotify Camp Nou.<\/p>\n
Bar\u00e7a have subsequently confirmed that he will undergo a “conservative treatment plan,” avoiding surgery, and will not feature in the club’s final six games of the campaign.<\/p>\n
However, the Catalan club add he is “expected to be available for the World Cup,” with Spain kicking off their campaign in 53 days on June 15 against Cape Verde in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
La Roja<\/em>, who are one of the favorites to win the tournament, will also face Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group H.<\/p>\n “This injury sidelines me at the very moment I wanted to be on the pitch the most, and it hurts more than I can explain,” Yamal wrote in an Instagram post. “It hurts not being able to fight alongside my teammates and not being able to help when the team needs me. But I believe in them, and I know they will play each match with their souls.<\/p>\n “I’ll be there, even if only from the outside, supporting, cheering, and pushing them on just as if I were playing. This isn’t the end. It’s just a break. I’ll be back stronger, hungrier than ever, and next season will be even better.<\/p>\n “Thank you for all the messages, and Visca el Bar\u00e7a.”<\/p>\n The loss of Yamal complicates Bar\u00e7a’s title push, but they remain in a good position, nine points clear of second placed Real Madrid with six games to go.<\/p>\n The two teams meet in the second league Cl\u00e1sico<\/em> of the season on May 10 at Spotify Camp Nou in a fixture which could have a huge influence in where the title goes.<\/p>\n