Ronald Araujo did not shy away from his match against Paris Saint-Germain. The Uruguayan international defender attended the presentation of a book for which he wrote the prologue this Thursday. The 25-year-old returned to the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League (1-4 for PSG), during which he received a red card after a charge on Bradley Barcola.
“We had the match in hand,” regretted the Barcelonan. My fault is 50-50. If the referee doesn’t blow the whistle, then nothing happens. If he reports obstruction, then obviously he should evict me. It’s sad because we wanted to qualify and, as a fan, it hurts me even more. »
🎥Araujo on his expulsion vs PSG
“We had it in our hands. It’s a fluke play… and it’s 50-50. If the referee doesn’t charge it, nothing happens… And if he charges it, obviously he has to send me off.”
“Sad because we wanted to qualify and since I am a culé it hurts me much more”#fcblive pic.twitter.com/cBh2QlDJrE
— Victor Navarro (@victor_nahe) April 18, 2024
The defender also responded to the comments of his partner Ilkay Gündogan. After the elimination, the FC Barcelona midfielder criticized Ronald Araujo’s gesture: “In these kinds of crucial moments, you have to be sure of having the ball if you intervene. Otherwise, you should refrain. I prefer to concede the goal or let the attacker go one-on-one. The ball was going pretty far, I don’t even know if he could have reached it. We could have given our goalkeeper the opportunity to save us, or even concede the goal. This is killing us. »
Ronald Araujo preferred not to inflame the situation, even if he seemed rather annoyed by the attitude of his teammate. “I prefer to keep what I think to myself. I have codes and values that are best respected. »
