Rodrygo has been decisive for the Real Madrid this season. Scorer of two winning goals against Chelsea in the quarterfinals of Champions Leaguethe Brazilian took over at right wing and won praise from coach Carlo Ancelotti.
“He is playing at a high level in both competitions. He is making more of a difference in the Champions League with goals, but in LaLiga he is participating more in the game,” said the coach at a press conference on Friday.
The striker has been decisive for the meringues in the continental competition, being the team’s second top scorer in the tournament with five goals. no longer Spanish ChampionshipRodrygo has been drawing attention for his assists: there have been seven so far, being the player with the most goal passes in the squad.
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Despite the good form, Rodrygo can be rested in Real Madrid’s next game at the weekend, against Celta de Vigo. Ancelotti confirmed that he will make changes to the team to rest some athletes and took the opportunity to criticize the competition schedule.
“We don’t complain that you can play Tuesday or Wednesday because you can recover well in three days. But I also heard that Real Madrid had a lot of days off. I looked at the calendar and from December 30 until now we’ve only had eight days off “, he argued.
The Madrid club returns to the field this Saturday for the 30th round of the Spanish Championship. Real will receive Celta de Vigo at the Santiago BernabΓ©u, at 4 pm (BrasΓlia time). The team occupies the second place in the championship, with 62 points (11 behind Barcelona).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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