🤯 It doesn’t get more dramatic: Real star narrowly avoids unwanted record | OneFootball

Three rotations of the clock hands – that's how little time Real's Rodrygo had left before becoming the forward who went the longest without scoring in the entire history of the Royal club. An inglorious record, and he will be glad not to have broken it.

The Brazilian had been waiting for a goal for 31 (!) games – although this season he was repeatedly benched by his shaky coach Xabi Alonso.

He ended this negative streak yesterday in the Champions League match against Manchester City, when he scored in the 28th minute with a remarkable shot from a sharp angle after a pass from Jude Bellingham. Thus, he narrowly escaped the negative club record – but was still not the hero of the evening who saved Alonso's job.

City turned the game around before halftime, and in the end, the Royals lost 1-2 in their own stadium.

Whether this comforts him or not is anyone's guess – after all, Rodrygo received personal praise from Pep Guardiola after the final whistle, who said: “I went up to him and told him how good he is. He is truly incredible.”

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