After exiting the Champions League and losing in the Spanish national derby, Barcelona finally won in the 33rd round of La Liga. In the home match against Valencia, Barcelona staged a goal shootout with their opponents, and the final score was 4-2, and Barcelona won all three points. In this game, Lewandowski scored a hat-trick and took away the match ball, and Fermin contributed to Barcelona. On Valencia's side, Douro scored, Pepelu scored from the spot, and goalkeeper Mamardashvili was red.
After this win, Barcelona is 11 points behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings, and there are still five rounds left in La Liga this season, and Barcelona still has the possibility of winning the championship. In addition, Barcelona also secured Champions League qualification for next season. Barcelona 4-2 recognizes the reality! The most expensive defender in the team has become the biggest shortcoming of the defensive line, and he is afraid of being cashed out.
With Barcelona beating Valencia, the result of this game also gave a hint to Barca's summer window adjustments, and Araujo could be sold. Barcelona started the game 1-0 up before Ter Stegen made a mistake to give a big gift and Barca equalised. Immediately afterwards, Barcelona defender Araujo recklessly put a tackle in the process of chasing back, which led to the team being awarded a penalty, and Barcelona was scored by the opponent's penalty shot, and the score fell behind.
The stats show that in all competitions this season, Araujo has received 8 yellow cards and 2 red cards, and he can be described as a big card eater. In addition, Araujo has conceded two points this season and two mistakes that resulted in goals conceded, making him the player with the most serious mistakes in La Liga this season.
Araujo is currently valued at 70 million euros, second only to Gavi with 90 million, Pedri with 80 million and Yamal with 75 million, and is the fourth most valuable player in the team. However, the Uruguay international has not been reassuring this season, especially his red card in the Champions League, which indirectly led to Barcelona's exit and the restructured Club World Cup, which made Gundogan angry.
Araujo has been making mistakes this season and he has cost Barça. As a central defender, Araujo's value is high enough, and the value of a central defender at Araujo's level is already at the top level, and it is difficult to improve. Araujo's contract with Barcelona expires in the summer of 2026, and Barca's sale of Araujo this summer is an opportunity.
Araujo's departure can bring a lot of economic income to Barcelona, and it is a good choice to pull Araujo out, correct Cupbasi, introduce cost-effective central defenders, and strengthen other positions.