Captain of Barça since this season, Ronald Araujo took very few minutes to speak after the match ended in San Mamés. The Uruguayan recognized the “blow” of being left out of the Copa del Rey But he appreciated how the team fought until the end despite all the setbacks experienced, mainly in terms of casualties.
“It was sad to be left out, we wanted to fight for this title”, he began by saying to the Spanish Television microphones.
“Athletic is a great rival and even more so on their field, where people push a lot. I am left with the fact that we compete at all times. We had a lot of casualties, young people had to play a lot of minutes… but we still showed character”he analyzed.
The Uruguayan also left a shot towards Kounde and Sergi Roberto, who were mainly responsible for Athletic’s third goal. “We lacked the goal in extra time and perhaps were smarter in the 3-2 action, since there was only one minute left in the first half,” he noted.
“We have to keep fighting”
Throughout his speech, Araujo changed his speech in search of the optimistic part of the situation. “It is always a hard blow to be left out of a competition, but we have to keep fighting. There are two competitions left, the League and the Champions League, Naples is coming, we now have home games… We have to continue and find good feelings,” he said.
Sending a message as captain, Ronald insisted that there are two titles left and that The team will fight until the end “for this shirt”.
The Uruguayan was also asked about Lamine Yamal. “It’s a shame that he missed those two occasions but there’s nothing to blame.”. He is only 16 years old and many more goals will surely come,” he concluded.
