Barcelona star responds to fan backlash after Inter defeat
Barcelona star Ronald Araújo has taken to social media, to respond to the widespread criticism aimed in his direction on the back of the club's Champions League exit.
The name of defender Araújo has of course taken its place centre stage in the headlines in Catalunya's capital over the last couple of days.
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Unfortunately for the Uruguayan, though, as much comes for altogether less than positive reasons.
In the aftermath of Barcelona's treble hopes being brought to an end in heartbreaking fashion at the hands of Inter Milan, Araújo has been singled out as heavily to blame.
After being introduced off the bench at San Siro, the 26-year-old failed to cover himself in glory en route to Inter netting their third and fourth goals of the evening.
And the Blaugrana faithful have since not allowed Araújo to forget as much, with many having gone as far as to call for the stopper to depart the club at the earliest opportunity.
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Such 'fans', on Thursday, will therefore no doubt be interested to hear of Araújo providing his response.
In a heartfelt post on his official Instagram account, as cited by Mundo Deportivo, the South American wrote:
'I accept and acknowledge this. I've never been one to hide, and I never will.
'It hurts to be out, but it doesn't end here. We worked, fought, and gave it our all in a tough tie. It wasn't enough, and that hurts.
'But I also feel pride. Pride in this team. In my teammates, in the crest we represent, and in every Barça fan who was with us every step of the way. During 2025, we demonstrated, as a team and as fans, the winning mentality we have. El Clásico is coming up, and we're going to give it our all. We are Barça, we will come back stronger.'
Conor Laird – GSFN
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