Barcelona injury, suspension news vs. Atletico Madrid: Could Lamine Yamal miss out for Catalan giants?

Barcelona will welcome Atletico Madrid for the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday night.

The hosts will enter the contest off the back of a 1-0 success over Las Palmas on Saturday, with the result moving them back above Atletico to the top of the La Liga table.

Barcelona have won the Copa del Rey on 31 occasions, making them comfortably the most successful side in the history of the competition, while Atletico have lifted the trophy 10 times.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Diego Simeone's side, who will enter the clash off the back of a 3-0 victory over Valencia in La Liga.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Foot Possible return date: February 25 (vs. Atletico)

Barcelona forward Yamal posted a picture of his bloodied foot after the clash with Las Palmas on Saturday, and the Spain international will now need to be assessed ahead of the contest against Atletico.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Calf Possible return date: February 25 (vs. Atletico)

Christensen, who has only played once this season due to injury problems, has been on the sidelines with a calf issue, but there is a slight chance that he will be back in the squad against Atletico.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Bernal suffered an ACL injury against Rayo Vallecano in the league earlier this term, and he is out for the season, with the youngster working to be ready for pre-season ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Barcelona remain without their number one goalkeeper Ter Stegen due to the serious knee injury that he suffered in the clash with Villarreal on September 22. However, the German is now back on the training field and making excellent progress in his recovery.

Barcelona have no players suspended for the clash with Atletico.