JAKARTA - Barcelona have given defender Ronald Araujo a break to address mental problems that have hampered his performance this season.
The 26-year-old has made 15 appearances for Blaugarana in all competitions this season. His last appearance ended in a red card in a 0-3 loss to Chelsea in the Champions League last week.
The centre-back then missed last weekend's 3-1 win over Alaves. Barcelona said at the time he had stomach pain.
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However, speaking ahead of LaLiga's match on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, early morning WIB, against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's Manjer Hansi Flick, said the Uruguayan was facing some personal problems.
According to ESPN reports, Araujo is physically fine this season, but his mental condition has not recovered 100 percent for a while and has asked the club for time to recover.
This situation is to avoid misinterpretation of Flick's previous statement on Monday, December 1, 2025.
"Ronald is not ready at this time. This is a personal situation. I don't want to comment further. Please respect it too. This is what I can and I want to say," said the German coach at a press conference.
Araujo has been at Barcelona since 2018, initially joining team B before being promoted to the first team. He then made 190 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, scored 12 goals, and is now part of the core line with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha, and Pedri.
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