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Following Sunday’s game, medical examinations revealed that Lamine Yamal had sustained a right ankle injury. For three to four weeks, he will be absent. However, it precedes the most challenging test before the holidays: tonight’s visit from Atletico Madrid. One of Hansi Flick’s teams’ direct competitors for the 2024–25 league championship is Diego Simeone’s squad. In this regard, at one of the season’s most vulnerable points, Flick must cope with Yamal’s structural absence.

We must acknowledge that he is injured and will not be able to play; a substitute will take his place. At the pre-match news conference, Flick stated, “We have options in mind, but we have not yet made a decision on who will play.” This will be the final press conference he gives in 2024 because he still has one game left to serve his suspension for the red card he received against Real Betis two weeks ago.

Hansi Flick plans to cover for Lamine Yamal’s absence

Relevo claims that he is leaning toward deploying the former Manchester City forward on the right against Atletico, despite having played Ferran Torres, Raphinha, and Fermin Lopez there during Lamine Yamal’s absence. They say Torres is the most likely candidate to fill the position and that he was utilized there on Thursday for training.

Torres is undoubtedly the obvious choice for Flick in terms of form. As Torres has scored three goals in his last five games, Lopez has found it difficult to reach his peak this season. It’s unclear if Flick will want to switch up his lineup to make room for Lamine Yamal’s absence, although Raphinha is used to playing off the right side, while Torres may play off the left.

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