Madrid, May 31: Lamine Yamal was scared of missing the World Cup after injuring his hamstring and prayed that he could recover in time.
Yamal is expected to be fit for the tournament that begins on June 11 in North America. He injured his left hamstring while converting a penalty kick with Barcelona in a Spanish league match on April 22.“I never had a hamstring injury like that but I knew that it wasn’t going to be a short recovery time,” Yamal said in an interview with the Spanish soccer federation published on Sunday. “I was afraid that it was something serious or that it could relapse and that I would miss the World Cup.” The 18-year-old Yamal went down after converting a first-half penalty kick in the game against Celta Vigo. He scored and immediately looked to the bench to signal he was hurt.
He dropped to the ground as his teammates arrived to celebrate, then appeared to grab the back of his left leg. (AP)
