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The eighteen-year-old Barcelona winger is battling a left thigh muscle injury, which limited him to a substitute appearance in Spain's opening World Cup match against Cape Verde (0-0).
“I'm fine, I feel good, but it's still too early. There's no point in risking it. I'm going through an adaptation process; I'm not yet able to play a full match,” Yamal was quoted as saying by AP.
According to Yamal, teammate Nico Williams is recovering better. “Physically, he's in better shape than me. We're not rushing anything. We have a great team with top-level players, and we need to take it step by step,” added the young winger. After their match in Atlanta against Saudi Arabia, “La Furia Roja” will face Uruguay in a group stage blockbuster in Guadalajara (June 27, 2:00 AM CEST).
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