According to Western media Estadio Deportivo, Frick may have deliberately kept Araujo in secret and is now preparing to use him to play against Newcastle.

reported that Araujo has not played in the last two La Liga games. Although Garcia and KuBazi have performed well, people doubt whether Frick is preparing to let Araujo play in the Champions League to meet this bigger challenge.

Araujo failed to get any playing time in two consecutive rounds of La Liga. After the international match day, Araujo had only two training sessions before coming to Valencia, where he did not play.

However, in addition to the fatigue accumulated during international match days, the outside world believes that Frick is deliberately retaining his physical strength for Araujo in preparation for the first match of the Champions League group stage against Newcastle.

Flick's intention seems clear: the first Champions League match against Newcastle will be a fierce and challenging game of physical confrontation, and the opponent's 1.98-meter new aid Waltermad's aerial ability will become one of the main threats. In this case, Araujo will become Barcelona's ace to deal with Newcastle.