Lamine Yamal forced off after scoring winner for Barcelona to spark World Cup injury fears

SportFootballLamine Yamal forced off after scoring winner for Barcelona to spark World Cup injury fearsThe Barcelona winger appeared to grab his hamstring after scoring the penalty and was then replaced by Roony BardghjiChris Wilson Wednesday 22 April 2026 23:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963141","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/lamine-yamal-barcelona-injury-celta-vigo-la-liga-b2963141.html","title":"Lamine Yamal forced off in Barcelona win to spark World Cup injury fears"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-16926","index":0}Yamal’s 40th-minute penalty was enough to give Barcelona a win over Celta Vigo (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Lamine Yamal has sparked fears of a serious hamstring injury after the 18-year-old was forced off after scoring...