Barcelona's Lamine Yamal will be sidelined for "two to three weeks" after aggravating a groin injury, the club announced on Friday.

The 18-year-old winger, who had been called up for Spain's World Cup qualifying matches against Georgia and Bulgaria next week, will not be part of the national team squad after the issue flared up following Wednesday's 2-1 Champions League loss to Paris St Germain.

This latest setback resurrects an injury saga that has already seen Yamal miss four games this season. He originally sustained the injury during September's international break when Spain faced Turkey and Bulgaria, igniting a spat between club and country.

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick told the media that the Spain team "should take better care of players", comments that clearly rankled Spain co

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