04/18/2024 at 3:53 p.m.
Excluded, Ronald Araujo weighed down Barça against PSG.
Highly criticized after his exclusion in the 29th minute of the Champions League quarter-final return against Paris Saint-Germain (3-2, 1-4), FC Barcelona central defender Ronald Araujo is not trying to escape his responsibilities. Even if it means responding to the reproaches of his teammate Ilkay Gündogan.
With Raphinha’s quick opening score in the 12th minute, everything was going well for FC Barcelona on Tuesday, during their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain (3-2, 1-4) . Then, Ronald Araujo made a mistake, with a poor reading of the game in the 29th minute, and collected a red card after illegally stopping Parisian winger Bradley Barcola as the last defender.
A big mistake which earned Araujo a logical red and forced the Barcelona side to play with 10 men for over an hour…
Araujo acknowledges his responsibility, but…
Lucid on the consequences of his expulsion with the subsequent bankruptcy of his team, the Catalan central defender does not seek an excuse, nor to criticize the referee. This one blames himself. That’s an understatement. “I am sad about the elimination, like all the fans. We had qualification in hand and so I feel sad. The action is uncertain, it’s 50-50. If the referee does not report the fault, nothing happens, but if he reports it, I have to be sent off,” the Barça player admitted to the media this Thursday.
Aware that his failure penalized Barça, Araujo however refuses to take sole responsibility for the elimination. “Responsible ? No. Obviously, that conditioned the game because we were reduced to ten but there are also a lot of things in the match itself. When I come off the field, it is an important condition because I know what I could bring to the team and how to help while being on the field,” he clarified.
A cold response to Gündogan
A strong response that will certainly not please everyone in Catalonia. Particularly within the Barcelona workforce? Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan, for example, did not spare his teammate. Asked about this, the Uruguayan responded, quite coldly, to the German. “I prefer to keep what I think to myself. I have codes and values that must be respected,” assured the 25-year-old rearguard, without giving up. Suffice to say that the atmosphere looks quite heavy in the Barcelona ranks, coming out of this elimination, and that coach Xavi will have to remobilize his troops for the Classico against Real Madrid in La Liga on Sunday.
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Par Alexis Goudlijianon 04/18/2024 at 3:53 p.m.
2024-04-18 13:53:00
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