After their victory against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg (3-2), FC Barcelona seemed well on their way to qualifying by quickly taking the lead in the 12th minute of the second leg.
However, Ronald Araujo’s expulsion was a major turning point, putting the Catalan club at a numerical disadvantage and facilitating the dominance of the Parisian club, which eventually won the match 4-1, thus eliminating Barcelona from the competition.
Jules Koundé, of FC Barcelona, expressed his frustration regarding this expulsion. “We are disappointed because we had started well by leading 1-0. Araujo’s expulsion complicated things. Playing with 10 men against 11 for 70 minutes against a team of this caliber makes the task extremely difficult. We had chances to come back, but everything becomes more complicated with 10 against 11.
It’s not a matter of merit, but rather of details. We excelled in the first leg and proved our ability to compete. Victory and defeat are collective. We are not here to blame anyone, but playing with a numerical disadvantage is simply too tough. We had two or three opportunities that were very close. With PSG’s numerical superiority, it was harder to get the ball out. We tried, but frankly, it was difficult with ten,” he told Canal+.
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