Barcelona yet to lose in La Liga with Ronald Araujo on the pitch

 

Barcelona yet to lose in La Liga with Ronald Araujo on the pitch

The Uruguayan defender has made 15 La Liga appearances for Barcelona since his debut outing for the Catalans in October 2019.

Barcelona is yet to lose a single game out of those 15 matches with the Uruguayan on the pitch.

The centre-back is six games short of Lionel Messi's record of 21 opening league games without a defeat.

Ex-Barca midfielder Paulinho, meanwhile, holds the record for the most opening matches in La Liga without a loss in the 21st century - 34.

Araújo joined Barcelona on the 29 of August 2018, He signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona for a fee of €1.7 million, plus €3.5 million in variables; he was initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

 He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 6 October of the following year, coming off the bench to replace Jean-Clair Todibo in the 73rd minute of a 4–0 home win against Sevilla FC; however, he was sent off in the 86th minute for tackling Javier Hernández.

For the 2020–21 season, Araújo was promoted to the main squad, being handed the number 4 jersey. On 19 December 2020, he scored his first La Liga goal for Barcelona in a 2–2 home draw against Valencia.

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