Araújo Had to absent in front of the Granada and is doubt for the Supercopa

In spite of the big split that the FC Barcelona attained to sign in front of the Granada, obtaining a victory by 0-4 and with a lot of positive things showed, like the duet goleador conformed by Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, no all was colour of rose for the picture culé in this meeting. This, due to the fact that Ronald Araújo, central defender that was smart to be headline, could not play the commitment, since it felt physical annoyances during the warming.

In a brief communiqué launched by the same club after this fact, confirmed that the ailments of the Uruguayan defender come from of his right thigh. In view of this circumstance, the trainer of the team culé, Ronald Koeman, preferred to not to risk to suffer another unlucky drop and take out to Araújo of the alignment title, putting to Samuel Umtiti in his place.

Once the Barcelona return to Catalonia, the footballer sudamericano will have to subject to the pertinent proofs, with the end to determine the true scope of his physical annoyances. To be something graver of the expected, could put in doubt the participation of the charrúa in the Supercopa of Spain, in which his team will confront to the Real Sociedad, next Wednesday 13 January.

The drop of Araújo was the light for Umtiti

Although it is worrisome that Ronald Araújo have felt physical annoyances and can be lesionado, somebody that took advantage of to the maximum the circumstance was Samuel Umtiti. The French is not having a lot of minutes to the orders of Koeman, given his fault of rhythm and his physical fragility, but, like the Uruguayan could not play, the ex Olympique of Lyon was incluído in the eleven headline for the party in front of the Granada and fulfilled with a quite positive performance.

Umtiti Attained to win three of four duels that kept in the party, cleared two balloons, intercepted two more and blocked two rival shots. Incidentally, the same concretised his big party without being excessively risky, thanks to the remarkable performance of Óscar Mingueza, central youngster culé, the one who is having a positive first incursion in the first team of the Barcelona.