It seems that PSG striker Kylian Mbappe is the biggest obsession for midfielder Ronald Araujo. The Barca star expressed special concern about the risk of having to regularly face the French player in the near future.
“Kylian Mbappe. He is really a very difficult opponent. I think, at the present time, no defender likes to play one-on-one with him,” Barca midfielder Ronald Araujo shared in an interview on TV3. According to the Uruguayan player, Mbappe has both speed and excellent personal technique, especially the ability to pass people.
Araujo affirmed that PSG is an opponent he does not want to face in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. And the only reason for that thought is Mbappe’s presence in attack. “I can’t imagine how to prevent the best striker in the world today from scoring,” Araujo expressed his biggest concern, when referring to the upcoming difficult battle with PSG.
As is known, Mbappe has publicly decided to leave Parc des Princes after the 2023/24 season ends. According to many sources, the French international will join Real Madrid on a free transfer. According to sources from Marca newspaper, the capital Madrid team has prepared a 5-year contract, with a “huge” salary for Mbappe. At the Bernabeu , this 24-year-old striker will wear shirt number 9.
Mbappe often plays as a center forward or left striker. Those are positions that Araujo will often “bump” into. Because at Barca, the Uruguayan player often plays right-sided centre-back. “Actually, I feel worried. Real Madrid’s attack next season will be very scary with the attacking duo Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe. I think that in El Clasico matches next season, Barca needs to carefully prepare plans to prevent them from scoring.”
Mbappe is in very good form, although somewhat distracted by the future. He has scored 35 goals for PSG through 36 matches on all fronts this season (not to mention Mbappe also has 7 assists). Not to mention far away, in the 1/8 round of the Champions League, Mbappe scored 3 goals against Sociedad, including a double to help the home team win 2-1 in Spain to win a ticket to the quarter-finals.
Barca must not have forgotten the nightmare that Mbappe gave them, when the two teams faced each other in the 2020/21 Champions League. Right in the first leg at Camp Nou, the French striker embarrassed famous midfielder Gerard Pique, scoring a hat-trick, contributing to the home team’s 4-1 victory. In the rematch at Parc des Princes, Mbappe also scored the only goal for PSG in a 1-1 draw.
In an interview a few days ago, super striker Ronaldo also highly appreciated Mbappe’s talent. “The alien” believes that, at the present time, the French player is the best striker in the world. According to “Fat Ro”, Mbappe may even soon become the owner of the noble Golden Ball title after “arriving” at the Bernabeu .
“Let’s imagine that Real Madrid’s attacking triangle next season will be Kylian Mbappe – Vinicius Jr – Jude Bellingham. I think it’s difficult for any opponent to stop that trio from scoring,” Ronaldo emphasized.
