BARCELONA, Nov 5 — Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said football is “inexplicable” after Ronald Araujo’s 92nd minute winner snatched Barcelona an undeserved 1-0 victory at...
Barcelona's players celebrate after Barcelona's Uruguayan defender #04 Ronald Araujo scored his team's first goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian on November 4, 2023. — AFP picBARCELONA, Nov 5 — Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said football is “inexplicable” after Ronald Araujo’s 92nd minute winner snatched Barcelona an undeserved 1-0 victory at Real Sociedad on Saturday in La Liga.
“Maybe we came out with a post-Clasico hangover... we didn’t have the intensity that we wanted,” added Xavi. Within the first 30 seconds Ander Barrenetxea called Ter Stegen into action, and Barcelona’s German goalkeeper was under the cosh as the hosts rampaged forward. Their chance to steal the points seemed to have vanished but centre-back Araujo popped up in the right place at the right time to pull off the heist.