Lamine Yamal remains on the sidelines and would not travel with Barça to Newcastle

FC Barcelona held this Tuesday morning the last training session before the squad travels to England to face Newcastle. In the session, again, Lamine Yamal was absent, who remains on the sidelines due to an injury to the pubis that prevented him from playing against Valencia on Sunday.

The player from Mataró only trained last Friday at the Ciutat Esportiva, after the international break, so his absence in Barça's Champions League debut is almost certain. The Barça expedition will depart for Newcastle upon Tyne at noon and, then, the club will publish Hansi Flick's official squad list for the match.

Lamine Yamal would not travel with Barça to Newcastle

In that sense, the most likely scenario is that Lamine will remain in Barcelona to continue his recovery. Barça will hold their first training session at St. James Park on Wednesday at 18:00, 27 hours before the start of the match (Thursday at 21:00).

Unlike Yamal, Frenkie de Jong has overcome his muscular discomfort. The Dutchman was also out against Valencia, but as it is a minor injury, he should be available on Thursday for the Champions League debut.

The question, in his case, is whether Flick sees him fit enough to return to the starting XI or prefers to keep Marc Casadó as a defensive pivot. In the case of the '10' culé, the goal is to have him available on Sunday against Getafe.

Barcelona confirmed that the match of matchday 5 of LaLiga will also be played at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, so the team will continue working at the Ciutat Esportiva throughout the weekend.

When will Lamine Yamal play again with Barcelona?

Lamine Yamal in the Mallorca-Barça 0-3) of LaLiga 25/26.

The Barça delegation will take the return flight from Newcastle on Friday afternoon, after the squad's recovery session. On Saturday there will be a morning training session before the press conference. There, Hansi Flick will confirm whether or not Lamine Yamal is fit to play again.

Before the break, the player from Rocafonda led Barça's attack with 2 goals and 2 assists in 3 matches, playing all possible minutes. With Spain he also added a couple of assists in the matches against Bulgaria and Turkey, but returned to Catalonia with muscular discomfort that, finally, resulted in the injury to the pubis.

Understanding that Barça's schedule in the next two weeks will not give respite (the club will play 6 matches in 17 consecutive days), no hasty decisions will be made with Lamine or the rest of the players with muscular problems. In addition to the '10', Gavi and Alejandro Balde are also confirmed to be out against Newcastle, in addition to Ter Stegen (operated).

If Lamine is not one hundred percent on Sunday 21 against Getafe, we would have to wait until Thursday 25, in the visit to Real Oviedo, for the winger's return. In any case, his evolution will determine availability and the great priority is to have the player from Mataró fully fit for matchday 2 of the Champions League, against Paris Saint-Germain (October 1 in Barcelona).

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Barça's matches before the October break

1. Thursday 18/09/2025: Newcastle vs Barcelona, at St James Park.
2. Sunday 21/09/2025: Barcelona vs Getafe, at the Estadi Johan Cruyff.
3. Thursday 25/09/2025: Real Oviedo vs Barcelona, at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere.
4. Sunday 27/09/2025: Barcelona vs Real Sociedad (venue to be confirmed).
5. Wednesday 01/10/2025: Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain (venue to be confirmed).
6. Sunday 05/10/2025: Sevilla vs Barcelona, at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.