The Spanish team loses Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal this Monday in the last part of its preparation for Thursday's match against the Czech Republic. The FC Barcelona attacker left the field of play after the last match against Atlético de Madrid with discomfort in his right knee. The captain of Real Sociedad, Mikel Oyarzabal, was sidelined by a flu virus and is recovering in San Sebastián.
Both players will not join the Spanish group scheduled for this Tuesday nor will they travel to the Czech Republic. Vctor Muoz temporarily joins the team and must complete the remaining training sessions with a view to a match that serves as the penultimate qualifying event before the playoffs.
The coach confirmed the absence at a press conference and noted that the players will rejoin the national team in the coming days. The call has already accumulated several weeks of preparation focused on this double league event.
FC Barcelona positively values the continuity of the offensive full-back in the competitive rotation. The Catalan club had publicly expressed its willingness to facilitate his participation if injuries allow it. Yamal showed a favorable evolution throughout the month of October despite his minor physical problems.
From San Sebastián, Oyarzabal remains under medical observation to evaluate his flu condition. The Sevillian player has extensive experience defending the national jersey and had never fallen away from the first team due to contagion.
Czech Republic will debut as a European rival in domestic competitions this week and will look for a convincing result in its first official international match. The neighboring republics maintain an active sporting tradition in youth categories.
The League of Nations defines the calendars of the six groups that will compete in subsequent direct eliminatory phases between neighboring countries or regional rivals. Spain will later face the Netherlands or other pending rivals according to the draw held days ago.
Vctor Muoz has just made his temporary debut with the Spanish team and is adding relevant offensive minutes to complete the initial group before the definitive return of the two injured or unavailable starters.
The Spanish Football Federation will publish an update tomorrow on the confirmed absences and will probably include alternative names in the final call for the inaugural night trip to the Czech airport following a television draw scheduled for this Thursday, November 13.
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