Barcelona lost 1-4 at home to Paris St Germain in the second leg of the 2023-2024 Champions League quarter-finals in the early morning of April 17 (Vietnam time).
Notably, the La Liga representative took the lead after 12 minutes but had to play with one less player from the 29th minute when Ronald Araujo received a direct red card.
With the advantage of one more player, the French team scored 4 goals to qualify for the semi-finals with a final score of 6-4 (Barca won 3-2 in the first leg).
Araujo received a direct red card in the dispute with Bradley Barcola. Despite the Uruguayan centre-back's explanation that he only shouldered when colliding, referee Istvan Kovacs has not changed his decision.
Although the 25-year-old player tried to stay on the field waiting for VAR intervention, the Romania referee did not need to listen to advice.
In the end, Araujo still had to leave the field and on the way out, the camera caught a picture of him making a rather strange gesture.
Immediately, social networking sites asked what the action significated. And it was very quick, the question was answered.
According to Daily Mail, Reddit users have revealed that the meaning behind that gesture is just theft.
It was a South American hand gesture to imply theft, one wrote.
"I think that gesture the Spaniard can understand," another wrote.
If that is true, Araujo wants to show that he and Barcelona have been stolen.
It was this moment that brought a turning point, turning the situation around.
In this match, coach Xavi Hernandez and goalkeeper coach Jose Ramon de la Fuente were also given a direct red card for a reaction.
After the match, Xavi also criticized the referee for "killing the match" because of an "unnecessary" decision.
