Ilkay Gundogan Blames Araujo, Cancelo, and Lewandowski for Barcelona’s Champions League Loss to PSG

• Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League after losing to PSG on Tuesday night
• PSG scored four unanswered goals after Ronald Araujo was sent off in the 29th minute
• Ilkay Gundogan blamed several Barca players for their team's loss in the quarter-finals

The blame game has already begun for Barcelona.

Ilkay Gundogan didn't mince words in a post-match interview, pointing the finger at Ronald Araujo, Joao Cancelo, and Robert Lewandowski for their gut-wrenching loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

PSG scored four unanswered goals to record a 6-4 aggregate win over Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Gundogan's first target was Araujo when talking to CBS Sports' Guillem Balague after the defeat.

Gundogan criticises Araujo for red card

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Gündogan did not criticise the referee's ruling to send off Araujo, saying, "If he fouled him, I guess it's a red card."

He pointed out that a player needs to be sure to get the ball in these crucial moments. He added that he preferred Araujo to stay away from the PSG player instead of fouling him and leave him in a one-on-one situation with the Barcelona goalkeeper.

The Germany international also made an interesting point, saying that he preferred Barcelona conceding a goal at that stage instead of being down to 10 men in the first half.

Gundogan blasts Cancelo and Lewandowski's defending

Another player that failed to meet Gundogan's expectations was Joao Cancelo. He blasted the defender for needlessly fouling Ousmane Dembele inside the box, resulting in a Kylian Mbappe penalty just after the hour mark.

That goal gave PSG a 5-4 aggregate lead, an advantage the French club would never relinquish.

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Lewandowski also was blamed by Gundogan for his role in PSG's second goal, per Football Espana.

The former Manchester City star said that the Polish forward was the closest to defending Vitinha, who found the back of the net after being left unmarked from the edge of the box following a corner.

Barcelona's greatest heartbreaks in the Champions League

Sports Brief recently reported on Barcelona's greatest Champions League heartbreaks.

Their collapse against Liverpool in the 2018-19 semi-finals topped the list.

The Reds recorded a 4-0 win in the second leg to beat Barca 4-3 on aggregate.