Ronaldo Araujo plays for time
In recent weeks, Bayern Munich has been active in the transfer market to strengthen its central defense. The German club has experienced several injuries in this sector while Kim-Min Jae will go to the Asian Cup. Bayern have made Ronaldo Araujo a priority and will be delighted with the news published by the newspaper Sport in its interior pages since the Uruguayan is preparing a nasty blow to his management. Not a seller, Barça wishes to extend its player. Except that the main interested party is in no hurry to extend his lease which runs until 2026 according to the Spanish daily. A gesture which leaves the door open to Bayern Munich, ready to drop €70m to convince it to join Bavaria. To be continued.
KDB is back!
Manchester City made short work of Huddersfield, winning 5-0 in the round of 32 of the FA Cup. The most important thing to remember is obviously the qualification, but also the great return of Kevin de Bruyne! Injured since August, the Belgian celebrated his comeback with an assist for his compatriot Jérémy Doku, just 17 minutes after coming into play. “Be careful, he’s back”warns The Times. For The last hour, “KDB returns like a prince”. In the post-match conference, Pep Guardiola could not hide his happiness at being able to count on his maestro again.
Barça was hot
FC Barcelona came close to humiliation. The newspaper Sport announces the color on its front page, “qualification and nothing more”. Opposed to Barbastro, resident of the fourth Iberian division, the Catalans played to scare each other. Despite unchallenged domination, Barça was unable to kill the match. At the hour mark, Xavi’s men were only a small goal ahead. Finally, Lewandowski killed any suspense before added time. At the end of added time, Barbastro reduced the score again but it was too late. For the Mundo DeportivoBarça made a “fright”. For Marca, “Barça simply does not know how to win without stress”. The important thing is that the Culés will play in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
