Ronald Araujo had one of his most difficult performances in a Barcelona shirt in last Sunday’s defeat to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup Final. The Uruguayan was decidedly second-best in his direct matchup with Vinicius Junior for the first time since the two began facing each other in El Clásico, and Araujo was also sent off early in the second half.
It was a rough night for the Uruguayan who once again played out of position at right-back, which had been Xavi Hernández’s favorite strategy to try and contain Vinicius in recent games againt Madrid.