Manchester City showed faith in Rodri potentially returning to action this season by registering the injured Ballon d’Or winner on Friday in its Champions League squad for the knockout phase. UEFA set ...
Man City face Real Madrid in a two-leg knockout playoff, next Tuesday and on February 19. The winner will play either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16.
Rodri was a talisman and the sticking plaster. He was ball-winner and passer, the man who set the tempo and cut out the counterattacks. He had developed a handy habit of scoring pivotal goals.
City rescued a draw against 10-player Arsenal with John Stones' stoppage-time goal preserving their two-point lead over the Gunners at the top of the table. Rodri was making his first Premier ...