{"id":495978,"date":"2025-12-29T16:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/araujos-return-marks-barcelonas-open-door-training-session\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:12:37","slug":"araujos-return-marks-barcelonas-open-door-training-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/football\/araujos-return-marks-barcelonas-open-door-training-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Araujo&#8217;s return marks Barcelona&#8217;s open-door training session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SANT JOAN DESP\u00cd (Barcelona).\u2013<\/strong> The return of Uruguayan international <strong>Ronald Araujo<\/strong> was the main novelty of the open-door training session held by <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> at the Johan Cruyff Stadium this Monday, a special session organized to begin preparations for next Saturday&#8217;s Catalan derby against <strong>Espanyol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/fallece-carles-vilarrubi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carles Vilarrub\u00ed, businessman, gastronome and former vice-president of FC Barcelona, passes away<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAraujo returned to exercise with the group <strong>more than a month after his last match<\/strong>, after overcoming mental health problems whose trigger was the expulsion suffered against Chelsea on November 25. The central defender trained at the same pace as his teammates in front of <strong>5,530 fans<\/strong>, who attended despite the low temperature recorded during the afternoon.\n\nDespite his reincorporation, the defender&#8217;s presence in the derby is not assured. After missing seven matches between <strong>LaLiga, Copa del Rey and Champions League<\/strong>, <strong>Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/strong> and <strong>Gerard Mart\u00edn<\/strong> are the main options for the center of the defense, with <strong>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> as alternatives.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pedri and Kound\u00e9 train normally<\/h3>\n\n\nMidfielder <strong>Pedri<\/strong> also trained with the group, absent in the last match against Villarreal (0-2) due to hamstring discomfort, as explained by coach <strong>Hansi Flick<\/strong>. The Canary Islander is expected to return to the starting eleven against the blanquiazul team.\n\nFor his part, <strong>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong>, who was substituted as a precaution in the second half of the match against Villarreal, completed the session without any problems and will be available for the derby.\n\nThe main doubt continues to be <strong>Dani Olmo<\/strong>, who suffered a dislocation in his left shoulder after a bad fall in the match ahead of matchday 19 against Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (3-1). The attacking midfielder did not participate in one of the possession exercises and his presence remains in question.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great atmosphere in the stands<\/h3>\n\n\nThe training included activation exercises, physical work with elastic bands, rondos, precision tasks with the ball, and a final match. The reserve team players <strong>Jofre Torrents<\/strong>, <strong>Tommy Marqu\u00e9s<\/strong> and <strong>Pedro Fern\u00e1ndez \u2018Dro\u2019<\/strong> also participated.\n\nThe most acclaimed footballers were <strong>Lamine Yamal<\/strong>, recent protagonist at the <strong>Globe Soccer 2025<\/strong> gala held in Dubai, where he was awarded as best under-23, best forward of last season and winner of the Maradona award for the young player with the greatest skill, as well as <strong>Pedri<\/strong> and <strong>Raphinha<\/strong>. The session was marked by the <strong>numerous presence of boys and girls<\/strong> in the stands.\n\nThe only absences were those of <strong>Gavi<\/strong>, recovering from a knee operation, and <strong>Andreas Christensen<\/strong>, out due to a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to work after the Christmas break<\/h3>\n\n\nCoach <strong>Hansi Flick<\/strong> led the session with attention and a relaxed tone upon returning to work after a week off, after closing the year as winter leader of LaLiga. The team&#8217;s goal is to maintain the <strong>four-point lead over Real Madrid<\/strong> at the top of the standings.\n\nUpon finishing the training, the players threw official balls to the stands and signed shirts and banners as a thank you for the fans&#8217; support during a 2025 historic year, in which Barcelona conquered the national treble.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All proceeds from the event will be entirely allocated to the <strong>&#8216;Blaugrana Bracelets&#8217;<\/strong> project, an initiative of the <strong>FC Barcelona Foundation<\/strong> aimed at improving the stay of hospitalized children and adolescents or those with serious illnesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANT JOAN DESP\u00cd (Barcelona).\u2013 The return of Uruguayan international Ronald Araujo was the main novelty of the open-door training session held by FC Barcelona at the Johan Cruyff Stadium this Monday, a special session organized to begin preparations for next Saturday&#8217;s Catalan derby against Espanyol. 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