BARCELONA: Lamine Yamal is fit again and ready to play a week before the first clasico of the season, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Friday.&nbsp;Yamal and midfielder Ferm&iacute;n L&oacute;pez have both recovered from injuries and could play at least part of Barcelona&rsquo;s La Liga game against Girona on Saturday.&nbsp;&ldquo;They&rsquo;re back, but they can&rsquo;t yet play the full 90 minutes,&rdquo; Flick said.&nbsp;After Girona, Barcelona hosts Olympiakos on Tuesday in the Champions League and then visits Real Madrid on October 26, in the Spanish league.&nbsp;Yamal has been affected by a groin injury for weeks.&nbsp;The 18-year-old star missed four games for Barcelona before he returned for two appearances, only to aggravate the injury in a loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on October 1.&nbsp; That ruled him out of a game at Sevilla, which Barcelona lost 4-1, and then two World Cup qualifiers for Spain, which his national team won without him.&nbsp;Ferm&iacute;n has missed four games for Barcelona and was ruled out of Spain&rsquo;s qualifiers with a left-leg muscle injury.&nbsp;Flick said he hoped Brazil forward Raphinha will have recovered from a hamstring injury in time for the Madrid match.&nbsp;Barcelona&rsquo;s injury list still includes strikers Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, midfielders Dani Olmo and Gavi P&aacute;ez and goalkeeper Joan Garc&iacute;a.&nbsp;Second-placed Barcelona trails Madrid by two points at the top of the Spanish league.

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Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Fermín López have recovered from injuries and could feature against Girona, coach Hansi Flick said. Yamal’s return boosts Barcelona before the October 26 clasico against leaders Real Madrid.

Yamal returns from injury ahead of Barcelona’s crucial Madrid clash

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Hansi Flick and his players are not pleased at having to travel 4,500 miles to play a regular season La Liga match near Miami in December.&nbsp;Replying to a question at a press conference on Friday, Flick made his feelings clear.&nbsp;&ldquo;My players are not happy, I am not happy, but La Liga decided that we will play this game,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;The December 20 match will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, home of the NFL&rsquo;s Miami Dolphins.&nbsp;Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended the Spanish league game by saying it represents the opportunity to further push into the American sports market.&nbsp;But for Flick and his players, it represents added travel before a short winter break. Barcelona will also travel to Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup starting January 7.&nbsp;Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has criticized playing the game in the US, saying players are already overloaded with travel and a packed playing calendar.&nbsp;Like Barcelona, Villarreal is also playing in the Champions League this season.&nbsp;La Liga president Javier Tebas has said that the league plans to make an international soccer match an annual event. The league has chartered planes to bring to Florida what it estimates will be 2,000 to 3,000 fans from Villarreal, which is the home team.&nbsp;Barcelona plays Girona in the Spanish league on Saturday.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick and his players voiced frustration over La Liga’s decision to stage a December 20 match in Miami, citing excessive travel before their winter break and upcoming Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

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Yamal returns from injury ahead of Barcelona’s crucial Madrid clash

Barcelona coach and his players are 'not happy' with Miami match

Yamal returns from injury ahead of Barcelona’s crucial Madrid clash