Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal’s chances of playing in the 2026 World Cup appeared to go up in flames due to injury last week, but manager Hansi Flick has remained optimistic. Yamal suffered a hamstring injury in Barcelona’s 1–0 win against Celta Vigo on Wednesday, leading to the club’s announcement that he won’t feature again in the 2025–26 season. The injury couldn’t have come at a worst possible time for the 18-year-old, less than two months from him making his highly-anticipated World Cup debut with tournament-favorite Spain . Still, Flick believes Yamal will be healthy in time to delight the world with his talent this summer in North America. “It’s not easy, the situation, for us but also for him,” Flick said regarding Yamal’s injury. “We have to manage it, he also has to manage it, he has to learn about that. I think he’s very focused now...It was his first muscle injury. “What I can feel is that he’s really focused.…