{"id":6515,"date":"2025-11-25T22:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/absurd-expulsion-araujo-left-barca-with-10-against-chelsea_315334_102\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T01:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:10:00","slug":"absurd-expulsion-araujo-left-barca-with-10-against-chelsea_315334_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/absurd-expulsion-araujo-left-barca-with-10-against-chelsea_315334_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Araujo revives his Champions League ghosts: early expulsion against Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar\u00e7a went into halftime losing to Chelsea 1-0 and down to ten men. Ronald Araujo saw red in the 44th minute after receiving two yellow cards in 13 minutes<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

Ronald Araujo<\/strong> relived his UEFA Champions League ghosts this Tuesday at Stamford Bridge. As happened to him in the 23\/24 season against PSG<\/a>, the Uruguayan was sent off before halftime, this time for a second yellow card against Chelsea.<\/p>

The Slovenian Slavko Vincic cautioned the Bar\u00e7a captain in the 31st minute for protesting a tackle on Lamine Yamal that seemed like a clear foul. Later, in the 44th minute, the Uruguayan made a late tackle on Marc Cucurella, and the referee did not hesitate to show him the second yellow card and, with it, the red.<\/p>

The Chelsea full-back was the main protagonist of a first half without luck for Bar\u00e7a. In the 27th minute, the London team’s ‘3’ made a pass from the wing that led to an own goal by Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong>. Cucurella appeared to be offside, but the semi-automatic VAR validated his position.<\/p>

Fourth expulsion for Ronald Araujo with Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>

Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, who had repeated in the pivot position alongside Frenkie de Jong<\/strong>, moved back to the center of defense to accompany Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/strong> in the axis. At halftime, Hansi Flick<\/strong> removed Ferran Torres<\/strong> to bring on Marcus Rashford<\/strong>, moving Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez<\/strong> back a few meters to help with recovery.<\/p>

For Ronald Araujo, Tuesday’s was his fourth sending-off with Bar\u00e7a in 190 official matches<\/strong>. In the league, the Uruguayan saw a couple of red cards in 130 appearances. In the Champions League, there have been two dismissals in 29 encounters.<\/p>

Although the first yellow card is debatable as it was for a protest, **it’s clear that the number ‘4’ made a mistake with the tackle on Cucurella**. Knowing he was booked, the captain should have taken more precautions. Furthermore, it was a foul in an inconsequential area of the pitch, near the sideline and far from the box<\/p>