The ankle injury to Lamine Yamal should be the only warning that Barcelona needs to avoid overusing their star winger. At the same time, we can’t ignore that the only two games Barcelona lost this season in La Liga were the ones without the 17-year-old prodigy.

Injuries are mounting up for the La Liga leaders, and a possible future superstar could get the call earlier than expected.

Lamine Yamal has suffered another injury just before the upcoming FIFA international break, a period that will provide him with extra time to recover and return to action for FC Barcelona. Already, there are signs of the team’s growing reliance on the young star.

Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has withdrawn from Spain's squad for the upcoming international break and is set for up to three weeks out of action with an ankle injury.

An insight into the injury return timeline facing Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has on Thursday come to the fore online.Youngster Lamine was for his part condemned to a spell on the sidelines this past