Alejandro Moreno

Didn't care for it.

And I love me young son and I've been very vocal about that.

But in games like today, when you're grinding and you need to put the match away, this doesn't help.

It's not just about this foul.

There were a couple other instances in which he was late to a challenge in which there was a swing in arm as well.

And I think Hansi Flick just had enough and said, look,

The thing that is gonna make this a game and that is gonna get this crowd crazy is if we, us, Barcelona, give them an advantage.

And the advantage that we could give them is a second yellow card for Joao Cancelo.

So it was a no-brainer at halftime.

Once you see that this guy was barely hanging on in the first half, even though it may be disappointing to Joao Cancelo, Johansson Flick, your job is to make sure that your team advances and put your team in a situation to win matches.

And at that point, if you think he's at risk, he's gotta come off, and he did.

And I thought it was a correct decision by Hansi Flick.

Yeah, and I think

From Ronald Araujo's perspective, it was important to have a game like this.

I think he gets more out of this sort of game that ends up 2-1, that is stressful, that it forces him to defend through 90 minutes than if this game had been 5-0.

Because then that's just passing the ball around the back, completing passes comfortably.

The fact that he was pushed around a little bit and he was able to push back, that he gets a goal, that he goes and celebrates with Hansi Flick, because I think Hansi Flick was very understanding and accommodating of the situation of Ronald Araujo.

And sometimes managers can be, let's just say, uncomfortable with the idea of admitting that their player has issues with mental health.

It's not so easy for managers to, because you can't quite see that.

You see a hamstring when you pull it, you see when you blow out a knee, you see when you twist an ankle, but you can't quite see what's going on in here.