Barcelona defender was far from his best against Chelsea even before the red card

Not many FC Barcelona gamers would have boarded the flight again from London with a lot to indicate, however the one with arguably the worst evening of all was captain Ronald Araujo, who had a disastrous efficiency.

When the Uruguayan defender was despatched off within the first half, he hardly had it in him to contest the choice. He calmly handed the armband to Frenkie de Jong and walked off the sector, a damaged man.

Even earlier than the purple card, statistics highlighted by SofaScore confirmed that Araujo was removed from his greatest and was fighting the defensive duties which can be usually seen as his biggest strengths.

Araujo misplaced each of his tried floor duels in opposition to Chelsea, regardless of the Blues having few bodily imposing gamers of their ahead line.

The South American additionally misplaced possession 4 instances, twice in his personal half, and was dribbled previous as soon as. He dedicated one foul that turned out to be his ultimate motion of the evening, clattering into Cucurella regardless of already being on a yellow card.

From being one of the vital reliable defenders of FC Barcelona throughout his early years, Araujo now seems to be wanting confidence and authority, and it feels as if he has reached some extent of no return. It stays to be seen what the long run holds for him in a Blaugrana shirt.