And the former Arsenal striker put Barcelona 3-0 up shortly after the restart. Iago Aspas then pulled one back for the visitors but any chance of a fightback was ruined when Jeison Murillo was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Depay. The incident involving Gavi and Araujo came just minutes after Murillo’s red card with the game paused for several minutes.
The 23-year-old joined Barcelona in 2018 where he initially struggled to breakthrough to the first team. Araujo began making an impact last season under Ronald Koeman, establishing himself as a regular at the back.
He also went on to earn his call up to Uruguay’s senior squad and is now a favourite to be in the team for the 2022 World Cup. Araujo has continued to remain a key part of Barcelona’s starting line-up under Xavi and the defender recently put to bed any speculation over his future after penning a new long-term contract.
The new deal is also said to include a buy-out clause worth an eye-watering £841.2million (€1billion).