The last El Clasico meetings have seen fierce battles between Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. and Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, which have been crucial in determining the result.
Fans are starting to look forward to watching these athletes compete because they are among the finest on their respective teams.
Vinicius is eclipsed by Araujo in the international match.
Ronald Araujo and Vinicius Jr. faced each other once more last night, this time in an international match when Uruguay faced Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying round.
Additionally, during the game that resulted in Uruguay’s first victory against Brazil in 22 years, the Barcelona defense utterly excelled and outshone the Real Madrid forward, according to SPORT.
On this particular night, Araujo played as a center defender while Vinicius was used on his usual left side, so the two were not directly facing off.
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However, there was a clear difference between the two players’ performances as Araujo gave an incredible performance to lead his team to a 2-0 victory while Vinicius had a lackluster showing.
Araujo was the player with the second-highest number of individual duels won (6), made the most clearances and headed clearances (4) during the match, and only committed one foul. He also won four of his five aerial duels. For the Uruguayan, the lone mistake of the evening was an early yellow card.
Vinicius vs Araujo is about to happen. (Image courtesy of AFP/PABLO PORCIUNCULA via Getty Images)(In contrast, Vinicius was frequently observed objecting to the referees’ calls and was unable to make any inroads against an unbreakable Uruguayan defense.
Ten days till El ClasicoTen days from now, on October 28 at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona will play Real Madrid in the first El Clasico of the 2023–24 season, featuring Ronald Araujo and Vinicius Jr. facing off once more.
In recent games between the two teams, as demonstrated in the Spanish Super Cup final from the previous season and in one each of the Copa del Rey and La Liga matches, Xavi has resorted to starting Araujo at right-back to neutralize Vinicius’ threat.Joao Cancelo is currently without a doubt the first choice at right back, so it will be fascinating to see if Xavi decides to change things up for the next game.
