Barcelona couldn't overcome the absence of injured Lamine Yamal and saw its seven-game winning run come to an end with a 1-0 loss at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league.

Lamine Yamal has been ruled out of Barcelona's LaLiga game against Real Sociedad on Sunday with a "severe contusion" in his ankle the club said. The 17-year-old picked up the problem in the 5-2 Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade in midweek.

La Liga leaders Barcelona have provided an explanation for the surprise absence of Lamine Yamal from the club’s squad to face Real Sociedad.Barca are of course primed to return to action in short

This was Barcelona’s second La Liga defeat of the season, leaving the Catalan giants six points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, having played an extra match.

Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing 4-0 defeat on home soil to bitter rival Barcelona on Saturday in the latest edition of El Clásico. After a relatively even first half at the Santiago Bernabéu had ended 0-0, an early double from Robert Lewandowski at the start of the second period set Barcelona on its way to a statement victory.

A concering statistic surrounding the endeavours of Barcelona without the contributions of Lamine Yamal has come to the fore on Sunday evening.This comes after Barca were condemned to a surprise

The Blaugrana will be asking questions after their star striker saw a goal controversially ruled out for offside in their defeat at Reale Arena

Barcelona have enjoyed the best goal-scoring start to a season in their history. Will they keep up that streak when they visit Real Sociedad in La Liga?