WHY RONALD ARAÚJO IS ON THE BENCH AGAIN FOR BARCELONA VS RAYO

And yet, as alluded to above, forced to make do with a spot on the bench once more at Montjuïc is key defender Ronald Araújo.

After sitting out both of Barcelona’s last two outings owing to a knee issue, the expectation was that the Uruguayan was in line for a return to starting duties on Sunday evening.

As confirmed by Javier Miguel of Diario AS, however, his knee is continuing to cause Araújo problems, with his place in the matchday squad largely down to the fact that the 25-year-old did not want to miss his side’s final home fixture of the campaign.