Spain coach De la Fuente denies responsibility for Yamal's injury- Carlos Volcano

De la Fuente explained, "I believe in being transparent, so I must share that Lamine experienced some discomfort towards the end of the game. When I asked him about his readiness for Tuesday's match, there were some uncertainties. In light of this, we decided it would be best for him to rest. This decision has been made for other players in the past, and Lamine is no exception."

“Those who have to defend Lamine are the referees, applying the rules. And the opponent will use all weapons to try to stop players as good as Lamine or other greats in history. Have you played football? Have you been kicked? Are you going to hold me responsible for kicking Lamine?”

De la Fuente also insisted: “What I think is the biggest pity is that is that there are people who get involved with these comments. I already said that the national team matches are one a month for the player. Last year we played 17 international matches, because we were lucky, and I think every Spaniard was happy, to reach the Euro final.

"But this year we will play 10. In two years, 27 games. One a month. Let’s stop going in circles. It’s one clash a month with the National Team on average, let’s stop making things difficult, the problem isn’t ours."