After Barcelona's victory against Real Mallorca in the first round of the Spanish league for the 2025/2026 season, Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo expressed his happiness with the positive start, emphasizing the importance of focus and maintaining the same level.

Araujo said: "It was very important to start this way, we talked before the match about the need to enter with great focus and to be the ones controlling the game, and we are happy that we succeeded in that."

Regarding the controversial second goal after Mallorca players stopped, he commented: "Everyone stopped waiting for the referee's whistle, but we always have to keep playing until the referee blows the whistle."

Araujo also commented on coach Hans Flick's statements, who expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's decline in performance after taking the lead, saying: "The coach wants us to maintain the same intensity throughout the match, he is right, and we need to correct that in the next match."

Regarding his physical condition, Araujo confirmed: "I am in very good shape, I had an excellent physical preparation period before the season, and I feel confident and in great physical condition."

He concluded his remarks by praising his young teammate Lamine Yamal, saying: "He surprises us every day, he is a wonderful player, works hard in training, and shows his high potential on the field."