#rodrygo

#rodrygo

Pep Guardiola has once again shown his class both on and off the pitch, earning praise for his post-match gesture toward Real Madrid forward Rodrygo Goes following Manchester City's 2-1 Champions League victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night. The Premier League giants secured a crucial away win thanks to goals from Nico O'Reilly and Erling Haaland. But one of the night's most talked-about moments came after the final whistle, when Guardiola approached Rodrygo for a brief but heartfelt conversation. Speaking to reporters after the match, Guardiola revealed what he told the Brazilian forward, as reported by Fabrizio Romano: I went to Rodrygo and I told him, What a player you are he's really unbelievable.'

Los Blancos' Brazilian forward had ended a 32-game goal drought - a club record - to give under-pressure Xabi Alonso's men the advantage after 28 minutes. After a flowing move from the hosts, Jude Bellingham found Rodrygo on the edge of the box and the 24-year-old, whose future in the Spanish capital has long been the subject of much debate, beat O'Reilly with his first touch before firing past Gianluigi Donnarumma.

"I'm very satisfied with the team's performance," said Ancelotti. "Obviously, if you have a strong base, with a solid defense, the individual quality in attack appears. "Rodrygo played a very good match, Estêvão too. In attack, the team has a lot of variety, a lot of offensive solutions, and today we took advantage of the individual quality of these players. "It was a complete team performance. I think we played very well with and without the ball. The team's commitment was very good. When the team has commitment in the game then the quality comes out and it came out very well today."

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Arsenal's top summer transfer targets include Real Madrid's Rodrygo and Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze, aimed at enhancing their attacking options and solving inconsistencies.