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Ronald Araujo offered a blunt response to Barcelona team-mate Ilkay Gundogan's comments that his red card had 'killed the game' against Paris Saint-Germain which saw Xavi's side knocked out of the Champions League.
The Catalan hosts were leading 3-2 on aggregate before scoring in the 12th minute to give them an important two-goal cushion, but momentum began to shift when the Uruguay international was sent off for fouling Bradley Barcola.
Down to 10 men, the Blaugrana were unable to stem the tide of goals from Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha and Kylian Mbappe to see them fail to win a spot in the competition's semi-finals.
Gundogan had damning criticism for his team-mates after the final whistle as he lamented the side having 'given the game away' after the sending off, with the former Manchester City captain also calling them out for allowing Vitinha to claim PSG's second.
Speculation has abounded that Gundogan's comments have fostered a rift in the dressing room, and in remarks on Thursday, Araujo's blunt response to his team-mate's assessment appeared to confirm that the pair were yet to make up.
Ronald Araujo had little to say publicly in the wake of his team-mate's cricitism after Barcelona's Champions League exit
Ilkay Gundogan had brutally claimed that Araujo's red card had 'killed the game' before 4-1 loss
Barcelona had a 4-2 lead on aggregate before the defender was given his marching orders
'I prefer to keep to myself what I think about Gundogan's statements,' Araujo told press at a Barca Foundation charity event. 'I have codes and values that must be respected'.
When questioned further as to whether his team-mate lacked those codes and values, he said: 'I've already responded to that question.'
When asked if he felt responsible for receiving the red card, Araujo disagreed.
'Responsible, responsible, no,' he added. 'Obviously it conditions the game because we were left with ten, (but) then there are many things about the game itself.'
Gundogan had previously
