Advertisement That plan was Ronald Araujo. Three Clasicos later, the Uruguay defender has become Vinicius Jr’s kryptonite. In March last year, Xavi decided to deploy Araujo at right-back to ...

Each time Barcelona won, the common themes were a) Ronald Araujo marking Vinicius out of the contest and b) Carlo Ancelotti's team not having sufficient alternatives, once the superb Brazilian was ...

In this exclusive interview, Ronald Araujo tells @Laia_Cervello & @polballus about his obsession with the game, the importance of family and his duels with Vinicius Jr. “Xavi gave the club its ...

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Vinicius Jr. had been the subject of a headline ... Both clubs also tried to sign Ronald Araujo, although no one really knew about it -- or him -- at the time. Barca landed the Uruguayan defender ...

Ronald Araújo played an impeccable game ... The last time the two played, Vinicius got the better of Araujo for the first time in a 4-0 thrashing of the Blaugrana. With Jules Kounde likely ...

Ronald Araujo: "Yes, Xavi plays me as a right back against wingers that are 1v1 specialists, which I think is a capacity of mine. You can see it with players like Vinicius. What I do is that I ...

That was in no small part due to the fact that Vinicius Junior was shut down effectively, once again by Ronald Araujo. Once again Xavi Hernandez moved Araujo to the right side of defence in order ...

Robert Lewandowski netted a superb consolation goal for Barca, who ended the game with 10 men after Ronald Araujo was sent off once the scoring had been completed. Vinicius Junior pictured ...

Thanks to his exceptional mix of technique, speed, and goal-scoring ability, there aren’t many defenders who can strike fear into Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Jr. However, even the 2025 ...

Then he has Ronald Araújo in defense. Injury meant that the Barcelona defender was unable to take part in the 2022 World Cup. His absence was a huge blow. His presence now -- in Bielsa's front ...

Particularly given that win lose or draw on Sunday, Madrid will be back at Camp Nou two-and-a-half weeks later, potentially facing the same Araujo vs. Vinicius ... and Ronald Koeman won the ...