When Real Madrid forward Rodrygo scored for Los Blancos in their exciting 3-3 draw against Manchester City, he replicated Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration. He explained the reason behind his decision to imitate Ronaldo’s celebration.
There were six players that scored during the exciting night of action that was the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal. The Brazilian player was one of those players.
At the Bernabeu, Pep Guardiola’s team had grabbed an early lead, but the home team responded with an own goal scored by Ruben Dias, and then Rodrygo scored the goal that put them ahead of the game.
After the game, the 23-year-old player told up about how Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon d’Or five times on many occasions, has been a motivation to him. He reproduced Ronaldo’s famous Siu celebration, which occurred when his deflected effort evaded Stefan Ortega.
“I never miss a moment of Cristiano’s videos.” In addition, I watch them before matches on occasion in order to have some ideas beforehand. He remarked to TNT Sports BR. “When I scored, he was the first person who came to mind, so I celebrated in the same manner that he did.”
Rodrygo scored after 14 minutes to give Real Madrid a 2-1 advantage in a pulsating game at the Bernabeu
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The Brazilian player paid homage to the great Cristiano Ronaldo, who served as his inspiration, by imitating Ronaldo’s famous Siu celebration.
“Always when I start to remember my childhood, when I used to watch him play in Champions League matches and watch the fans screaming his name, that is what comes to my mind,” she said. “It brought back memories of my childhood.”
As I often say, he is my hero and my idol, and because of this, it is always a good idea to celebrate in his fashion in order to show appreciation for him.
A goal scored by Rodrygo, which was his sixteenth of the season, gave Carlo Ancelotti’s team an advantage going into halftime. However, the advantage was swiftly erased following a couple of stunning goals scored by the team that was defending their title.
First, Phil Foden blasted a breathtaking shot into the top corner of the net, and then Joskvo Gvardiol opened his account for the Cityzens with an equally magnificent finish from a distance.
The equalizer for Madrid, which occurred in the 79th minute and was the result of some smart interplay between Luka Modric and Vinicius Jr., was, however, possibly the most spectacular of all the goals scored by Madrid.
Phil Foden pinged an effort into the top corner to restore parity in the 66th minute of the match
Federico Valverde responded after City had taken the lead with arguably the best goa of the night
The winger whipped a left-footed cross to the edge of the area, where Federico Valverde stood to volley into the bottom corner.
Honours even in the Spanish capital sets up a mouthwatering second-leg at the Etihad on April 17. Beforehand, Madrid travel to Mallorca, while City welcome Luton on Saturday afternoon.