Barcelona fans show support for Ronald Araujo during Atletico clash

Barcelona fans showed their support for Ronald Araujo during Tuesday’s La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou.

The defender has been ruled out for an indefinite period after talks with the club as he needs time to recover from his red card against Chelsea in the Champions League.

Araujo has not played for Barcelona since that game but fans at Camp Nou showed he’s very much in their thoughts by holding up banners in support of the defender during the game against Atletico.

Araujo also received a message of support from Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso who was asked about the Uruguayan’s leave of absence at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday.

“You have to respect the feelings and needs of the players,” he told reporters. “They’re not machines, they’re people, and in all contexts there are a lot of demands and responsibilities. If they’ve decided that, if it’s for the good of the guy, it seems logical to me.”