Real Madrid began the year facing a storm of poor performances, leaving all the players with mixed feelings and the fans worried to see how on the pitch “Los Galacticos 2.0” have not played as expected.
Between uncertainty and expectations, the last match of the Champions League group stage arrived, where with the score against them, against an inspired Benfica, Rodrygo saw his first red card since wearing the white shirt. A day after his bad behaviour, the Brazilian came out to apologise on X
Rodrygo Goes and a game to forget in the Champions League
Real Madrid’s opponent in the eighth and final league phase match was Portugal’s Benfica, a team that had to win and wait for a series of combinations to sneak into the playoff places. Surprisingly and against all odds, the club led by “The Special One” Jose Mourinho, defeated Madrid by four goals to two, qualifying at the last second for the playoffs, taking away from Los Blancos the possibility of avoiding this phase.
It was before Benfica’s last goal that the Brazilian, in the heat of the moment, let himself be carried away by his emotions and began to protest with the referee, who, with the book in hand, showed him a first yellow card. Rodrygo, instead of withdrawing to calm down a little, continued to protest with the referee, who had no choice but to show him a direct red card, sending him off in the 90th minute, leaving Madrid with nine players as defender Raul Asensio had been sent off minutes earlier.
Rodrygo Goes apologises to Real Madrid fans for red card in Champions League
With a cool head and a day having passed since the defeat in Lisbon, the Real Madrid striker decided to apologise on his X account:
Yesterday I got carried away by the moment when claiming the wasted time. It’s not my way of doing things. I had never been sent off playing for Real Madrid and I am aware of the consequences. I apologise to the fans, the club, my team-mates and the coach. We will continue to fight for this badge and for this Champions League!
Real Madrid’s upcoming matches are:
- Sunday, February 1 – Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano – LaLiga
- Sunday, February 8 – Valencia CF vs. Real Madrid – LaLiga
- Sunday, February 15 – Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad – LaLiga
The team will have to turn the page to focus on moving forward and recovering good soccer.
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