Barcelona manager Hansi Flick declared that Lamine Yamal would be fit enough to start Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid despite previous concerns over his availability.

Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal has been named as the most valuable player on the planet in the 2026 CIES' Football Observatory top 100 list.

Lamine Yamal’s name is shaking up social media once again. The Barcelona star has archived all of his Instagram posts and, shortly before that, began following

Two players who can make an impact on the El Clásico matchups are FC Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Vinicius Junior. Both players have shone in these matchups in the past, with Yamal making an impact in recent El Clásico games and Vinicius Junior having a long, successful history with Real Madrid against Barcelona.

Yamal missed Barcelona’s training session on the day before the Spanish Super Cup semifinal against Athletic Club.

Barcelona begin their quest to claim the Spanish Supercopa crown against Athletic Club in the semi-finals, taking place in Saudi Arabia, but they will do so without their talisman Lamine Yamal in the starting line-up.

A new report published by the CIES Football Observatory, as relayed by Mundo Deportivo, has once again reinforced the extraordinary rise of Lamine Yamal, placing the Barcelona forward at the very top of world football in terms of market value.