Ronald Araujo has urged Barcelona to ‘get up and switch the web page’ forward of their El Clasico conflict with Actual Madrid in Copa del Rey semi closing first leg within the wake of two consecutive defeats.

Barcelona slumped to 2 defeats final week, one in every of which knocked them out of the Europa League. The Catalan outfit took on Manchester United at Outdated Trafford within the second leg of the Europa League knockout play-off after the primary leg had resulted in a 2-2 draw. Manchester United secured a 2-1 win at Outdated Trafford to dump Barcelona out of Europe’s second-tier competitors.

The opposite defeat Barcelona suffered final week ensured they missed a chance to go 10 factors away from Actual Madrid within the race for the La Liga title. Regardless of that 1-0 defeat to Almeria, Barcelona sits atop the La Liga factors desk with a seven-point lead over second-placed Actual Madrid.

Barcelona takes on Actual Madrid within the Copa del Rey first leg of their subsequent match, and Ronald Araujo has urged the Catalan outfit to ‘get up’ forward of the El Clasico.

“We have now to get up and switch the web page” – Ronald Araujo forward of El Clasico

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“El Clasico is all the time particular, and it’s a match that everybody needs to play. Madrid are a group with nice gamers. We’re prepared,” Ronald Araujo informed Barca TV.

“The group is sort of a household, we’re all shut to one another. We’re coming from two consecutive losses, however the group is nice and we all know our potential. We have now to get up and switch the web page.”

“There’s nonetheless so much left for the top of the season, and we’re prime of the league.”

Barcelona had inflicted a 3-1 defeat on Actual Madrid the final time the 2 sides squared off. That got here within the Spanish Tremendous Cup closing in January 2023 as Barcelona bought the higher of their El Clasico rivals to carry the trophy.

Barcelona will as soon as once more be trying to get the higher of Actual Madrid, who will, alternatively, be aiming to take revenge for his or her Spanish Tremendous Cup defeat. As Barcelona stays in competition for each Copa del Rey and La Liga titles, the Catalan outfit can nonetheless safe a home double.

In the meantime, the Copa del Rey first leg match between Actual Madrid and Barcelona kicks off at 1:30 am Indian Commonplace Time on March 3.