Yamal’s Blazing Form Puts Barca and Spain in a Tight Spot: To Play or not to play ?

Lamine Yamal’s rise to stardom has left Barcelona and Spain scratching their heads – in a good way. The 18-year-old sensation is already one of the world’s best players, but his fragile form has coaches and fans walking on eggshells. Last year’s Ballon d’Or runner-up, Yamal’s stats were overshadowed by bigger names, but this season, he’s on fire with 27 goals+assists and a 0.95 non-penalty goals+assists per 90 rate in LaLiga – the best in the league. However, his hamstring tear on April 22 has thrown a wrench in the works, putting his World Cup debut for Spain in jeopardy. The dilemma for Barcelona is clear: play Yamal to the hilt and risk injury, or manage his workload and potentially compromise their title chances?