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Ronald Araujo costs Barcelona once again as Champions League hopes ended by Inter

It was mad at times, it was infuriating and it was entertaining.

Although Barca lost another Champions League semi-final, they did so by giving it their all and were only let down by a player that doesn’t really deserve the armband; Ronald Araujo.

Not considered good enough to start by Hansi Flick, the Uruguayan, who has courted other teams over the past 12-18 months, showed exactly why Inigo Martinez is generally preferred in his stead.

After the most epic of comebacks from 2-0 down - the second time in a week Barca have done so against Inter - Araujo’s tardiness in not getting goal side of Francesco Acerbi - at 37 the oldest man on the pitch - allowed the defender to equalise in injury time.