Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo was impressed with the team’s overall display in their crushing 4-0 defeat of Real Sociedad on Sunday.
The Catalan giants needed to win the match to return to the top of the Laliga standings, after Atletico Madrid had defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 on Saturday and got a well deserved victory over their opponents.
The Basque side got off to the worst possible start when defender Aritz Elustondo, was sent off for a foul on Dani Olmo. Barcelona capitalized on their man advantage as they scored twice in the first half through Gerard Martin and Marc Casado.
“We’re happy about the way we played. It was important to win today, to go first in the table. We’re happy and we feel that we’re working really well”, the Uruguay international said.
Araujo then scored Barcelona’s third of the game, heading in from a rebound before turning provider moments later for Robert Lewandowski, who scored his 21st league goal of the season as they returned to the top of the standings.
“It’s important to have a competitive squad to win trophies, it’s not about 11 or 12 players, it’s about the whole squad and having a deep bench.
The manager is enabling players to come off the bench with great confidence”, he added.
Hansi Flick side will now turn their attention to the crucial UCL Round of 16 first leg clash against Portuguese side Benfica on Wednesday.
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