FC Barcelona has recovered Lamine Yamal in matchday 9 of LaLiga EA Sports. The player from Mataró was out against Sevilla after his discomfort in the pubis reappeared, but he has recovered to 100% during the break and Hansi Flick, given the multiple absences due to injury (7), has not hesitated to return him to the starting XI.

Lamine played 32 minutes in matchday 7 against Real Sociedad, providing an assist that was worth 3 points against the team from San Sebastián. In total, he has 2 goals and 4 assists in 4 appearances in the League, having missed the matches against Valencia, Getafe, Oviedo, and Sevilla due to pubalgia.

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However, the coaching staff understands that, after training normally throughout the week, the '10' is ready to play from the start, at least for 45 minutes against Girona. Flick made 5 changes to his lineup compared to matchday 8, with the inclusion of Yamal and the debut of Toni Fernández being the main novelties.

Lamine will occupy, as always, the right side of the Barça attack, while Toni will be the team's '9'. The 17-year-old forward has 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 games with the reserve team this season and already made his debut with the first team in the last edition of the Copa del Rey, although Saturday will be his debut in the League.

The player from Rubí played 9 minutes in the rout against Barbastro (0-4) and was already in all the previous League and Champions League squads so far in the 25/26 season. On the left, again, will appear Marcus Rashford, looking to extend his excellent offensive streak.

The Englishman has 3 goals and 5 assists in the last 7 Barça matches, being the forward with the most goal involvements in the team. Against Sevilla he scored the only 'culé' goal, while in the previous four matchdays he provided one assist per match.

Lamine Yamal returns to the starting lineup in La Liga 6 matchdays later

Lamine Yamal during the Rayo-Barça (1-1)

In the case of Lamine Yamal, the '10' returns to the Barcelona XI for the first time since matchday 3. That day, against Rayo (1-1), he scored his first official penalty with the Barça team. After the October break, he suffered an injury due to discomfort in the pubis, which made him miss 4 of the last 5 league matchdays.

In 24/25, the right winger only missed 5 games with Barça due to physical problems in the first part of the season. In the current season, the player from Mataró has already equaled this number of absences, and Hansi Flick does not want to take any more risks with his physical condition. Therefore, it is likely that he will not play more than 60 minutes against Girona.