Ronald Araujo sustains hamstring injury, confirms Barcelona

Araujo picked the injury during the club's Champions League clash against Juventus on Thursday.
Barcelona's Uruguayan defender Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva fights for the ball with Juventus' Spanish forward Alvaro Morata. (Photo | AFP)
Barcelona's Uruguayan defender Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva fights for the ball with Juventus' Spanish forward Alvaro Morata. (Photo | AFP)

BARCELONA: Barcelona have confirmed that Ronald Araujo has sustained a hamstring injury on his right leg.

Araujo picked the injury during the club's Champions League clash against Juventus on Thursday.

"Test on Friday has revealed that Ronald Araujo has a femoral biceps (hamstring) injury on his right leg and his availability will now depend on how the injury develops," the club said in a statement.

The Uruguayan was substituted at half-time by Sergio Busquets during the match which Barcelona won by 2-0.

Ousmane Dembele had scored the opening goal of the match in the 14th minute, handing Barcelona a lead. Lionel Messi then successfully converted a penalty in the 90+1st minute to seal a 2-0 win for Barcelona. 

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