📸| Who cares about Gil Manzano’s red card when you have your striker Araujo in the match? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Who Cares About Gil Manzano’s Red Card When You’ve Got Striker Araujo? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Barcelona may have finished the night a man short on the touchline, but with Ronald Araújo up front, who even noticed?

In one of the most dramatic twists of the Catalan derby, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona snatched a 2–1 victory over Girona at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys — and it was Araújo, usually the last line of defence, who became the unlikely hero in attack.

Flick’s sending off by referee Gil Manzano in the second half could have unsettled the Blaugrana. Instead, it seemed to ignite them. With injuries forcing creative reshuffling, Flick threw caution to the wind — and Araújo into the box.

The Uruguayan responded in style, rising highest in stoppage time to score the winner that sent Anfield [→ correction: Barcelona fans] into ecstasy and Girona players to their knees.

“I asked him if he could play that position — he said yes,” Flick later revealed. “He always plays with his heart.”

While the referee’s decisions and Flick’s red card sparked plenty of post-match debate, Barcelona supporters had a simple message:
Who cares about the card when your centre-back just turned into a match-winning No.9?

Because sometimes, all it takes is one header — and one warrior in disguise — to change everything. 💪🔵🔴