Ronald Araujo has proven to be an important player for Barcelona, and seems to have a funny record against Real Madrid.

The 23-year-old Uruguay international had a good game in the Supercopa de Espana clash against Madrid.

Xavi played Araujo at right-back in the El Clasico, and he did brilliantly to stop fellow South American Vinícius Junior.

Araujo made four recoveries and won the two duels he was involved in. He also had a pass completion rate of 87.5%.

Xavi tends to play Araujo in the right-back position against Real Madrid, in a bid to stop Vinicius from causing havoc down the left flank.

And then, Barça have always beaten Madrid when the Uruguayan defender has featured at right-back: 4-0 at the Bernabéu, 1-0 in Las Vegas and 3-1 in Riyadh for a record of 8-1 in recent Clásicos, as reported by Diario AS.

Carlo Ancelotti must look into this when the two teams meet again.