Barcelona Winger Yamal A Doubt For Newcastle Tie

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal is simply a uncertainty for nan Champions League crippled astatine Newcastle United - and his head Hansi Flick has criticised Spain's curen of nan 18-year-old.

Yamal played for his state successful a 3-0 triumph successful Bulgaria and 6-0 triumph successful Turkey during nan caller world break.

The guardant did not return portion successful Barcelona's first-team training connected Saturday because of a groin injury, and has been ruled retired of Sunday's convention crippled against Valencia earlier nan sojourn to Newcastle connected Thursday.

"Lamine will not beryllium disposable [against Valencia] - it's a pity," said Flick. "He played pinch nan nationalist squad contempt pain.

"He had problems, played 79 and 73 minutes, and didn't moreover train betwixt matches because of this pain. That is not really taking attraction of nan players, is it? It is not.

"Spain, they person nan champion squad successful nan world, champion players successful nan world. In each position they are unbelievably good.

"So, possibly they will besides want to return attraction of our players, our young players, but it's for illustration they are doing this [to them]. This is what I tin opportunity and I'm really sad astir this."

Barcelona's property serviceman later said Yamal had "discomfort successful his pubic bone" and "is doubtful for Newcastle".

Flick, who was antecedently Germany manager, said he had contacted Spain coach Luis de la Fuente by matter connection but location was room for betterment successful their communication.

"I was besides connected this side, arsenic a nationalist squad coach. I cognize really difficult sometimes nan occupation is," added Flick.

"I ne'er said - I person had 1 speech via matter but I ne'er said pinch him. My Spanish is not good, his English is not good, truthful possibly this is simply a problem.

"But successful nan extremity I deliberation nan connection - because we person not only 1 subordinate there, we person galore players location - it could beryllium better."

Barcelona will big Valencia astatine their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training crushed arsenic redevelopment activity astatine nan Nou Camp has not been completed.

The La Liga champions person been playing astatine Olympic Stadium successful Montjuic for nan past 2 seasons.

Barcelona person said, external they are "working intensively to get nan basal administrative permits for nan opening" of nan Nou Camp "in nan coming weeks", but a reopening day has not been confirmed.

"I said pinch nan players, nan captains, and they said it will not impact us," said Flick.

"When we play astatine nan caller Camp Nou, 105,000 [capacity], possibly it's a small spot different to playing astatine nan Johan.

"As I said earlier it's not an excuse, I will not usage it - Valencia besides has to play successful this stadium."