‘Send him to another dimension!’: Fans are in awe after Ronald Araujo is ‘destroyed’ by Vinicius Jr.’s brilliant ability
- Ronald Araujo struggled against Vinicius Jr during Barca’s 4-0 loss to Madrid
- Fans were in shock after being ‘destroyed’ by the Brazilian during the match
- Araujo and Vinicius Jr. were later involved in a bust-up as tensions boiled over
Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo was given a torrid time by Vinicius Jr in Real Madrid’s 4-0 El Clásico romp on Wednesday night – with fans joking, the Uruguayan was ‘sent to another dimension’ after being skinned by the Brazilian in footage that has gone viral .
Real Madrid blew away Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, coming back from 1-0 down to eventually win 4-1 in their nemesis’ backyard.
Vinicius Jr was crucial for Los Blancos on Wednesday night with a goal and an assist, as well as winning a penalty for Karim Benzema to score the second goal in his hat-trick, and his sparkling performance proved too much for Araujo at right-back. .
The Brazilian has proved a difficult customer for most of the defenders he has faced this season, but he emphatically asserted his dominance against Barca’s Araujo, who has previously shown his ability to handle the attacker.
But a brilliant display of skill put in an impressive performance against the Uruguayan, combining a dummy and a step-over to sweep Araujo into thin air just outside his own penalty area.
Vinicius Jr’s brilliant display of skill left Ronald Araujo in the dust in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over Barcelona on Wednesday night
The Brazilian easily skinned the right-back before charging down the touchline
Araujo was left for dead, with fans joking that he was ‘sent to another dimension’
Just after the break, when the Brazilian had already put his side at 1-0, he got the ball left wide at the corner flag.
The 22-year-old then pulled in Araujo – deployed at right-back – pretending to go right with the switch, before dropping his shoulder and bursting to the left, skinning the defender and leaving him in no man’s land.
Vinicius Jr charged into the penalty area but his pass was well blocked, although Benzema scored for his first hat-trick in 30 minutes just three minutes later. He thus became the first Real player since 1963 to do so at Camp Nou. .
Viewers were stunned by the Brazilian’s impressive display of skill, with one writing, ‘Where did he go? Vini sent him to another dimension.’
A second wrote: ‘Vinicius absolutely destroyed him tonight, (Araujo) threw hands at the end of the game.’
The Uruguayan was far from happy and was shown a yellow card for a push later in the game
The defender sent the 22-year-old to the floor in the 84th minute with Real Madrid 4-0 on the night
A third added, “His soul left his body.”
A fourth claimed, “For the first time in this game I can say that Vinicius Jr. Araujo defeated.’
And finally, one viewer said, “Araujo is wrapped. Dear Barca defender on his way home.’
Araujo was clearly far from impressed, and in the 84th minute, as the Blaugrana stared down the barrel of defeat, he pushed the Brazilian to the ground in a show of frustration, picking up a booking.
A total of 11 players were booked in the game and Barca boss Xavi was also cautioned for complaints outside his technical zone in a heated Clasico clash.
Barca may be on their way to a well-deserved LaLiga title this season, but their bitterest rivals, who humiliated them in front of their home crowd, were denied a domestic treble.
Chants for Lionel Messi could be heard in the 10th minute of the game, with Barca reportedly interested in bringing the Argentina star back to the club once his contract with PSG expires at the end of the season.