“There is always talk about my future and I am happy in Barcelona”
BARCELONA, 18 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The FC Barcelona player Ronald Araujo preferred not to answer his teammate Ilkay Gündogan, after he commented that the expulsion of the Uruguayan central defender killed his team in the defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the ‘Champions’, and he acknowledged that he was ” sad” for that elimination in the quarterfinals but looking forward to “revenge” in LaLiga against Real Madrid, in Sunday’s Clásico.
“I prefer to keep what I think to myself. I have codes and values that must be respected,” Araujo told the press, about what he thought of Gündogan’s criticism of his expulsion (“In that type of play, you have to be clear that you will get to the ball “If not, giving our goalkeeper a chance. “So many minutes with ten, it kills you.”)
And he denied feeling “responsible” for the defeat. “I don’t feel responsible. It affects the game, especially when your team is left with ten. But there are many things in the context of the game besides that expulsion. I am truly grateful to the fans, who shouted my name when they sent me off,” he stated.
In addition, he acknowledged being “sad” about what happened and about the elimination. “We wanted to qualify. We had it in our hands and there is sadness. It was a play that was 50-50. If the referee doesn’t call it, nothing happens. But if he blew it, he had to send me off. As a ‘culer’, it hurts” , be sincere.
However, it focuses on Sunday’s league classic against Real Madrid, at the Santiago Bernabéu. “We have a revenge. Real Madrid is our biggest rival and we have to change our mentality. We are going to go all out on Sunday,” he assured.
“Madrid has days to rest and will arrive well. We have to fight for LaLiga until the end. If we win, we will cut points. There are mathematical options and we have to fight,” added the Uruguayan centre-back.
Asked about his renewal, he commented that “the truth is that it is going well.” “The club has started conversations with my agents. We are thinking about these games and the rest of the season. And when the season ends, they will sit down and talk,” he said.
“There is always talk about the future and the proposals. Every year it will be like this, but I am happy in Barcelona, my family is happy. When I leave I am everything and I want Barça to be the same Barça as always. And even In the end I will always fight to the death for this shirt,” he added.
The Blaugrana is godfather, along with Girona FC forward Cristhian Stuani, of the nineteenth edition of ‘Relatos Solidarios’, a book written by several sports journalists for charitable purposes and whose proceeds will be in 2024 for the Enriqueta Villavecchia Cancer Foundation.
“Whenever we can help, we have visibility to the world that we have to exploit. We must give our voice. We should do more things like this,” he commented about standing up for this solidarity action.
2024-04-18 13:22:53
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