The Uruguayan retired limping, although he should have no problems playing in Granada
“At other times, we tied or lost these games,” said the center back.
Robert Lewandowski was not the only Barça player who ended the duel against Porto with physical problems. Ronald Araujo retired from the Do Dragao grass with ramps and visibly limping. As in the case of the Polish striker, however, it does not seem that the Uruguayan centre-back is going to have problems getting into the squad for the next league match in Granada.
In Araujo’s case, however, caution is warranted, given his injury history. Not in vain, the Uruguayan has just come out of one of them. Despite these small problems, the center-back finished the match by taking balls under pressure from Porto, who tried to assert his numerical superiority after Gavi’s expulsion.
Araujo’s face at the end of the match suggested that those small physical problems were only the product of accumulated effort. Without further ado. In fact, the center-back limited himself to evaluating Barça’s victory, without delving into those ramps.
“We come from two years that have not been good in the Champions League and we must highlight this victory, which places us as the sole leaders of the group“, highlighted Araujo who highlighted the team’s competitive improvement: “At other times, we tied or lost these games.“. In this sense, the center-back valued the qualitative leap that the squad has taken: “High-level players who have been European champions have arrived and we are forming a great group.”
In this sense, he highlighted the incorporation of Joao Cancelo, a profile that the squad did not have: “He is a born striker and it is important for us to add a player like him. He is giving us a lot.”
Araujo ended up highlighting that the team kept a clean sheet once again: “Defensively we played a great game, in line with last season. That is what is going to give us victories.”