"I talked about Barcelona's performance, not Araujo"

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Ilkay Gundogan gave an interview to German newspaper 'Der Spiegel' and was asked about the controversy that arose over his criticism of Ronald Araujo's blunder in the Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG and explained what he meant. He was referring to the team as a whole, not just his teammate.

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Ronald Araujo arrived late to Bradley Barcola's position in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final, torpedoed him when he was about to go one-on-one with Ter Stegen and was shown a straight red card.
With a player down, the Catalans were beaten 4-1 by PSG and had to bow out of a place in the semi-finals that had been in their sights after winning at the Parc des Princes.
Ilkay Gundogan, who was asked about his teammate's blunder in his post-match comments on ‘Movistar’, was candid and said he should have calculated better if he was going to cross in time. This generated a lot of controversy and even a public response from his teammate, who spoke of "codes" that have to be respected in the dressing room.
In an interview with the German in 'Der Spiegel' in the run-up to the European Championship, the public heard further explanations from him. "I spoke about us as a team and not so much about Ronald if you watch the whole interview. I make enough mistakes myself and I admit it. If you are not willing to do that, you cannot succeed," he concluded.

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