Barcelona expect Lamine Yamal to be ready for World Cup despite season-ending hamstring injury

Lamine Yamal was forced off during Barcelona's win over Celta Vigo on Wednesday night. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Share articleLamine Yamal is set to be out for the rest of the season after sustaining a hamstring injury but Barcelona are expecting him to recover in time for the World Cup this summer. The 18-year-old scored a penalty in Wednesday night’s game against Celta Vigo — the only goal in Barcelona’s 1-0 win — before going down seconds later in discomfort. He was replaced just before the half-time mark by Roony Bardghji only 54 days before Spain’s first game of the tournament. Barcelona on Thursday confirmed the injury to the biceps femoris muscle — the hamstring — in his left leg saying he will “follow a conservative treatment plan” and miss the rest of the season. This rules him out of the Clasico against Real Madrid on May 10 as Barcelona close in on their third La Liga title in four years, Wednesday’s win maintaining their nine-point lead over their Madrid rivals in second place. Yamal has made 45 appearances in all competitions in his third full season with the senior side, registering 24 goals and 16 assists after struggling with pubalgia in the first half of the season. Despite that fitness issue forcing him to miss the October and November World Cup qualifiers, Yamal returned for the March friendlies to make his 24th and 25th senior international appearances. Spain are due to kick off their tournament this summer against Cape Verde on June 15, before also facing Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Group H. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms