Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente is expecting Lamine Yamal to be available for Sunday's clash against Turkey despite picking up a back issue against Bulgaria on Thursday night.

The Barcelona attacker 'felt something' in the second half of the 2026 World Cup qualification match, which led to his withdrawal late on, and there was immediately concern surrounding the 18-year-old.

Yamal will now sit out training on Friday, but De la Fuente told Cadena SER after the match that he is expecting to have the forward available for the contest with Turkey on Sunday.

The attacker set up Mikel Merino to make it 3-0 in the first half of the fixture, while Mikel Oyarzabal and Marc Cucurella were also on the scoresheet in the Group E fixture.

According to WhoScored , Yam

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