MADRID.- The star of the Spanish team Lamine Yamal He admitted this Sunday that he was “afraid” of missing the World due to the muscle injury from which he continues to recover.
In statements to the media Spanish FederationLamine recalled how he was injured in the match League against him Celtic on April 22.
“I was praying inside that it was nothing, that it was a cramp or anything, because I saw the World Cup very close and I knew that it wasn’t a short-term hamstring injury,” Yamal commented.
“I was afraid that it would be serious and, above all, even if it was not serious, I could relapse and that I could miss the World Cup,” added the forward. Barcelona.
Lamine suffered an injury to the femoral biceps in his left leg when taking a penalty against Celta.
The Spanish coach, Luis de la Fuenteis confident of being able to have him available for La Roja’s first match in the World Cup against Cape Verde next June 15.
The player warmed up this Sunday with his teammates in the first training session of the Iberian team before retiring and continuing in the gym.
“It’s also true that it helps that you’re going to play in a World Cup, so your mind is as if you haven’t played a game all season and I’m really looking forward to being able to make my debut,” he said.
A dream to fulfill
About to play in his first World Cup, Lamine is convinced that “it is the greatest thing” there is in football and admits to having “dreamed a thousand times” of winning it.
Likewise, Yamal praised the group of players around him in the national team.
“In the end we played against very good teams. If we played against France and I am very important, but the team is not well, we have nothing to do,” he stated.
“That’s why I’m going with that hope, because I know that we have a great team, one of the best we’ve ever had, with important players,” said the La Roja forward.
Spainframed in group H of the World Cup, will debut against Cape Verde before playing against Saudi Arabia June 21 and 27 against Uruguay.
