Lamine Yamal absent from Barcelona's preseason match vs Birmingham City

Lamine Yamal is not playing against Birmingham City due to FIFA regulations requiring a minimum 21-day rest period after the FIFA World Cup.

Barcelona's No. 10 helped Spain win the FIFA World Cup, playing in every match including the final against Argentina.

Other Barcelona players unavailable for the same reason include Pedri, Gavi, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Joan Garcia, and Pau Cubarsí.

Yamal is not injured; his absence is precautionary to reduce injury risk before the new season.

Barcelona's starting XI featured new signing Karim Adeyemi in attack.