Araujo's Liverpool reinvention shows how context shapes a defender
Ronald Araujo struggled under Hansi Flick's high line at Barcelona but has become an instant fit at Liverpool, a shift that says as much about system as talent.
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Ronald Araújo Is Already Indispensable for Liverpool
Signed on loan from Barcelona under suspicion, the Uruguayan defender has become one of Andoni Iraola's most trusted players after reinventing himself at right-back.
Mourinho ends 13-year clásico exile with a Camp Nou statement win
A deflected opener and a late Kylian Mbappé winner gave José Mourinho victory on his first return to Camp Nou since 2013, and pulled Real Madrid back into La Liga's title race.
Mourinho rewrites his own script to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou
Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Barcelona closed the La Liga gap to three points, built on a possession patience nobody expected from José Mourinho.
Real Madrid's patient build-up turns Mourinho ball on its head at Camp Nou
José Mourinho's Real Madrid beat long-unbeaten Barcelona 2-1 with a late Kylian Mbappé winner, built on a possession game few expected from the Portuguese.
Barcelona's perfect start meets Mourinho's unbeaten Clásico record
Barcelona can become only the second team to win their first nine La Liga games as José Mourinho's Real Madrid arrive at Camp Nou unbeaten in five Clásicos, with the match going ahead despite unrest in the city.
Mourinho returns to Camp Nou for a clásico he has waited 13 years to repeat
José Mourinho takes charge of Real Madrid in an El Clásico for the first time since 2013, with his old club six points off the pace and the game's two best-known attacking talents, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé, setting the terms.
El Clásico by numbers: Barcelona's lead, Mourinho's problem and a fading rivalry
Barcelona host Real Madrid for the 265th time with a six-point cushion, a returning José Mourinho and questions over whether the fixture still carries its old weight.
Barcelona's Nine-Match Run Leaves Real Madrid Chasing Before Clásico
Barcelona head into Sunday's Camp Nou meeting as favourites and six points clear, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé carrying a fixture asking whether it can matter as much without Messi and Ronaldo.
The Numbers Behind Putellas's Case for a Third Ballon d'Or
Alexia Putellas enters Ballon d'Or season as a leading contender after Barcelona's quadruple, with data from The Analyst (Opta) showing her as the club's chief creator and progressor of play even as the shortlist draws criticism for overlooking the NWSL.
PSG's late surge exposes Barcelona's first cracks of the season
Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz struck in the final ten minutes as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind twice to beat Barcelona 4-2 and end Hansi Flick's side's unbeaten run.
PSG v Barcelona: a fixture built for goals, and a combined XI to prove it
Ahead of their Champions League Matchday 3 meeting, the numbers behind PSG and Barcelona explain why this has become Europe's most reliable source of goals - and why picking one XI from both squads is so difficult.