Did Ronald Araujo cause Barcelona to be knocked out of the Champions League again?

While they were waiting for the dream final in Munich after Raphinha's goal at the San Siro, those dreams evaporated after a late Inter Milan goal in extra time sent the game into extra time. (two extra halves). Inter Milan were able to score their fourth goal and reach the final.

Controversially, every time Barcelona have reached this point in the tournament, Ronald Araujo has fouled, delayed coverage and indirectly caused his team's exit from the tournament.

What did Ronald Araujo do wrong against Inter Milan?

After Dutchman Dumfries crossed for Inter Milan's third goal at the San Siro, Ronald Araujo had to make a pre-emptive tackle to prevent the ball reaching Acerbi, who scored the goal that brought the San Siro back to life after Barcelona were less than a minute away from the final in Munich.
Araujo's foul in the Montjuïc last year on a Paris player, which earned him a red card on the half-hour mark, immediately came back to mind as Luis Enrique's side capitalised on it and reached the semi-finals instead of Barcelona.

The Uruguayan defender is also to blame for not backing up Pau cubarsí in the build-up to Fratesi's fourth goal against Szczesny.

These goals may not have been entirely the Uruguayan's fault, but he does bear some of the responsibility for his poor positioning.

Hazem Mlhem |

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Hazem Mlhem est un rédacteur sportif expérimenté, animé par une passion pour le football africain.