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Ronald Araujo's bizarre NBA audition! Barcelona defender escapes yellow card after catching ball in middle of the pitch during clash against Getafe

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August 17, 2023

To prevent an overhit cross-field ball from going out of play, Araujo decided to leap up and catch the ball while it was still on the pitch. It was a bizarre moment, and one that has sparked plenty of jokes on social media. Perhaps even more strange was the referee's decision not to show Araujo a yellow card, despite this blatant handball.

As strange as it seems, the threat of timewasting from home ball boys could well have been what prompted Araujo to catch the ball. Barca struggled to break down a stubborn Getafe side, and the Madrid outfit hoped to use as much gamesmanship as possible to get a result over the line. They face a Barcelona side who won last season's La Liga title by 10 points and who will be looking to improve in Xavi's second season at the club, but struggled on opening day thanks partly to the early sending off of forward Raphinha.

After Getafe, the Catalan club host Cadiz at home in a match they will be big favourites to win.

Source: goal.com

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