GREAT 2nd PART OF ARAÚJO AGAINST CELTA
Ronald Araújo did not disappoint in his long-awaited return with Barça
Published:23/09/2023 - 21:26h
Updated:23/09/2023 - 21:26h
Ronald Araújo reappeared on Saturday in Montjuïc in a very complicated match against Celta (3-2). Xavi appealed for the Uruguayan after the break and the centre-back did not disappoint with a great physical display that sustained Barça in the midst of the final chaos
The FC Barcelona saved a party complicadísimo in front of the Celtic of Vigo with an epic traced back (3-2) in which Ronald Araújo left one of the best notes of a Barça that, until the minute 80, had had a quite toneless performance in general lines. The 'charrúa' reappeared after the injury in the biceps femoral of the left leg suffered in the beginning of the season and did it with a performance quite meritoria.
Xavi Hernández put to the de Rivera after the rest in place of Oriol Romeu to arm a line of three deep down, beside Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé. The 'charrúa' situated by right and, after a chamber of hour where the Barça left a lot of spaces backwards, the egarense put to Alejandro Balde to throw a hand to Koundé by left, while Ronald followed suit to cover him the back to Joao Cancel.
Big deployment of Araújo in his return
With the Barça totally dumped in search of the traced back, Araújo did a big effort to sustain the maltrecho bottom culé. Without a defensive pivote by the exits of Oriol Romeu and Frenkie of Jong, the Uruguayan covered gaps in the half and backwards beside Koundé when the chaos reigned in Montujïc. Another that threw a hand in the mark was Gavi, the one who did not stop to run during all the second time.
In the minute 87, Araújo saw a space by right to enable to Joao Cancel, filtering a pass that left to the luso in perfect position to yield to the point penalti to Robert Lewandowski. Free of mark, the '9' finished of first to seal his personal doublet and the 2-2 transitory, desatando the madness in Montjuïc. Further of the time of drop, the '4' showed to be very well physically, ratifying his leadership in the field with a good performance home.