Barcelona, Spain – As international break don land, FC Barcelona dey face wahala as dem don record two losses back-to-back. First na PSG wey gree use dem jam for UEFA Champions League, then follow-up loss wey dem face later. E no dey cool for Camp Nou at all!
Frenkie de Jong, Barcelona captain, don talk say part of di wahala na because players dey tire from too much work. He say, “I think part of it is the accumulation of fatigue. It is what it is.” (Like dem no sabi say fatigue dey affect players? Omo!) Him still dey vex say dem no perform well for di second match, even though dem try improve for second half.
In di midst of all dis, some players go still join dia national teams for international friendlies. Up to ten players from Barcelona go miss di break as dem dey go represent dia countries. Na wetin dem call “no rest for di wicked”. (Shey di rest go help dem catch small stamina? Time go tell!)
Meanwhile, for Barça camp, dem get small good news as Ronald Araujo don get rest pass, commendation from Marcelo Bielsa, Uruguay Coach. Araujo no go join di team fly go Malaysia for di friendlies against Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan. Dis one na big relief for Barca, as dem fit rest one of dia key defenders.
Omo, na only Araujo dey enjoy this rest matter. Federico Valverde from Real Madrid and Darwin Nunez from Al-Hilal too don get di same treatment. With Araujo chilling, coach Hansi Flick fit smile small, knowing dat his player no go suffer injury while dey on international duty.
This season, Araujo don play six times already and even get one goal to him name. But e miss di midweek match wey Barcelona lose to PSG for Champions League. As dem dey come back from dis break, di question be say, who go fit partner with am? Barrett Cubarsi, Andreas Christensen, or Eric Garcia? Omo, we dey wait see!
As di break dey unfold, Barcelona fans dey pray make dia players bounce back sharp sharp after dem don rest. No be so dem wan enter next phase with energy! Di team don dey top di league enjoy fresh vibes, no be di time to falter now. So let dem go enjoy di break and return stronger, else e go dey serious wahala for dem! (Chai, dis season e go rough if dem no sharp up!)
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