Barcelona suffered another devastating elimination in the UEFA Champions League, this time at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated the Blaugranas 4-1 (6-4 aggregate). Many pointed to Ronald Araujo as one of the main culprits...

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The Uruguayan defender committed a foul in the 29th minute that earned him a red card, leaving his team with one less player. After this, the Luis Enrique's team took advantage of the numerical superiority to overwhelm the hosts.

Following this, Araujo took the opportunity to apologize to the fans through social media, where he posted a message expressing his regret and pain for the elimination suffered.

The Catalans managed to reach the Quarter-Finals in the Champions League for the first time since 2020 when they were thrashed 2-8 by Bayern Munich. After that, they suffered two consecutive eliminations in the Group Stage.