2023-11-26 19:26:50
Rodrygo will have experienced a rather special evening, at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla in Cadiz. While Real Madrid had to win at the Andalusian club in order to take the lead in La Liga, Carlo Ancelotti was forced to deal without Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Militao, Vinicius Jr and his two goalkeepers Courtois and Kepa. For the occasion, Brahim was announced as the starter alongside Joselu and Bellingham in attack, but at the last moment, Rodrygo finally took the place of the ex-AC Milan player, who was suffering from dizziness.
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A change which seems to have motivated the Brazilian striker, already on fire from the start in front of Ledesma (6th). Before doing superb individual work from the right side and releasing a curling shot into the opponent’s top corner to launch Casa Blanca (1-0, 14th). A quick opening score, but the Merengues then slowed down in the first half. This allowed Cadiz to attack and offer themselves a big opportunity on a shot from Marti, perfectly deflected by Lunin (39th).
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The Andalusians seemed limited, but gave the Ukrainian goalkeeper a few scares. It was therefore necessary to take cover following returning from the locker room, while a post repelled a long shot from Modric (62nd). It was finally through a new individual action from Rodrygo that Real managed to widen the gap, with a new curl from the right (2-0, 64th). Definitely the man of the evening, Rodrygo then showed his enthusiasm to penetrate the Andalusian defense and serve Bellingham, for his 11th goal of the season (3-0, 74th).
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The top scorer in La Liga therefore sealed the victory for the Merengues, leaders of the Spanish Championship following 14 days. While waiting for the result in Girona, once morest Athletic Club on Monday (9 p.m.), Real Madrid will be able to calmly prepare for their return to the Champions League and their first place in the group to be secured. For its part, Cadiz escapes the red zone, but will have to pull itself together once morest Mallorca, a competitor for retention.
Pub. 11/26/2023 8:26 p.m. Updated 11/26/2023 8:50 p.m.
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