BARCELONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is unhappy with Spain\u2019s national team over the way it handled Lamine Yamal during the international break, after the teenage forward was ruled out of the club\u2019s Spanish league game against Valencia on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Barcelona said Saturday that Yamal will miss the game because of \u201cdiscomfort in the pubic area,\u201d and that he\u2019s not even able to train at the moment. <\/p>\n
Flick told reporters that he was upset with Spain for having played Yamal for what he considered unnecessary minutes during big wins in two World Cup qualifiers last week. Flick accused Spain of being aware that Yamal was feeling discomfort and playing him anyway.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey gave him painkillers so he could play,\u201d Flick said. \u201cBetween the games he wasn\u2019t able to train. That\u2019s not looking after the player. I\u2019m very sad about this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yamal played 79 minutes in a 3-0 win at Bulgaria and another 73 minutes in a 6-0 win at Turkey.<\/p>\n
The federation said in response to Flick\u2019s statements that it never received any notification from Barcelona that Yamal was injured and that the national team\u2019s medical personnel have frequent communication with clubs.<\/p>\n
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