Araujo: 'I am proud of the team. I am happy'

"Losing always hurts, but I am proud of the team. We played really well," Ronald Araujo said after the 3-2 defeat by Real Madrid.

"We wanted to be the protagonists, to have the ball, we were better.

"We couldn't counteract their counterattack, but I am proud of the team. You're seeing the great work we're doing, the group is united and we hope results will come soon.

"We have to correct some things but I am happy with what we're doing. We knew they would wait and counter, that we couldn't lose easy balls. It's a shame to not reach the final.

"We're growing. You can see the fruit of our work. A month ago it seemed a long way away, but now it's close. We can fight against any team," Araujo was quoted by Diario Sport.

Barcelona played the Super Cup semifinal with seven players aged less than 21. That's not including Araujo who's 22.

With such young players showing so much confidence and excellence, Barcelona will almost certainly be a different machine a few months from now.

Source: Sport