That match was over after 88 minutes. Los Blancos now trail 5-3 after conceding four goals in the first quarter. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola looked like he had won. In the 85th minute, he hauled off Riyad Mehrez, who scored City’s only goal in the second half. From then on, he started preparing for the Champions League final.
Those who are used to seeing the fans leaving the stadium before the injury time in defeat did not see that sight at the Santiago Bernabeu. Even though they knew that miracles would have to happen in the injury time for a comeback, the Real fans held their breath in those seats, waiting for a miracle. Finally, in the 89th minute of the match, the miracle they were waiting for appeared. Karim Benzema headed the ball into the air after Eduard Kamavinka extended it from the right wing. Rodrigo darted through the defenders from behind and slotted the ball beautifully into the net. But that was not enough for Royal. There are six minutes left in the match. Real players took the ball and rushed to the middle of the field. It started rolling twelve more times.
88 seconds to be exact. Rodrigo’s next goal was not even two minutes long. Dani Carvajal’s measured cross was lifted by Rodrigo and headed back into the net. Ederson remained a spectator, unable to even take off. Real fans jumped out of their seats at the Santiago Bernabeu. Sometimes they must think they are in a dream. Rodrigo’s magic at the Bernabeu resembled Ramos’s injury-time magic on that magic night in Lisbon years ago. In front of the dugout, Carlo Ancelotti, who pulled the strings behind all of Real’s biggest comebacks, held Marcelo close and whispered something in his ear.
Guardiola didn’t know he was letting a dead man onto the field who was about to interrupt his dinner when he substituted 21-year-old Rodrigo for Toni Kroos in the 68th minute of the match. City’s defenders got behind Benzema and Vinicius, and he cost him a Champions League title by ignoring Brazilian wonderkid Rodrigo. Benzema scored a penalty in extra time to make Real Madrid win. It was Rodrigo Magic at the Bernabeu who fueled that success as Los Blancos beat Liverpool in the final to seal the Champions League title. In the same tournament, the Bernabeu witnessed the sight of Rodrigo bringing back Real, who lost against Chelsea in the quarter-finals, with a beautiful goal two minutes before the end of the match. The diamond weapon kept by Angelotti on the Real bench continued to create wonder at the Bernabeu.
January 9, 2001 .. Rodrigo Silva was born in Osasco, Sao Paulo, one of the leading cities in Brazil. His father Eric Batista, who played for local clubs in Brazil, decided to follow his son’s path from an early age. Rodrigo made his way to football through futsal and joined the youth academy of one of Brazil’s top clubs, Santos, at the age of 10. In 2017, Rodrigo, who was included in the senior team of Sanros, was growing rapidly. Rodrigo, who became the spearhead of Sanros in just one year, scored 17 goals for Sanros. The 17-year-old who was setting fire to the pitches in Brazil was starting to attract the attention of the biggest clubs in Europe. Among them were Spanish giants Real Madrid.
2018 transfer window period. With Cristiano Ronaldo and Santiago leaving the Bernabeu, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was on the hunt for a new Galactico to lead Real’s forward line for the foreseeable future. As soon as Vinicius Junior, who won the Under-17 title for Brazil at the time, was brought to the Bernabeu, Perez brought another Brazilian wonder kid into the team. Rogrigo Silva de Goes. Rodrigo’s transfer from Santos to the Bernabeu was for 40 million euros.
September 25, 2019. Real Madrid is facing Osasuna in the Spanish League. In the 71st minute of the match, coach Zinedine Zidane withdrew Vinicius Junior from the forward line and put the 18-year-old on the field. Rodrigo Osasuna netted just two minutes into his debut. The goal, which was won by the left wing and kept three Osasuna players as spectators, went down in the history of Los Blancos. Rodrigo scored the fastest goal on his debut in Real Madrid history after Ronaldo Nazario.
November 7, 2019 Rodrigo was making his second appearance in the Champions League just two months after his royal debut for Real. Rodrigo netted for Los Blancos just four minutes into that clash against Turkish club Galatasaray. It took just three minutes for Rodrigo to score the next goal. Rodrigo, who was on the field full-time for Real that day, completed his hat-trick with just minutes to go. Rodrigo became the second youngest player to score a hat-trick in Champions League history.
We have seen Rodrigo magic so many times at the Santiago Bernabeu. Although he could not be a regular presence in Real’s first eleven, Rodrigo continued to appear as a super sub in the Royal line-up. For Zinedine Zidane and Carlo Ancelotti, he has always been a reliable fighter in difficult situations. Rodrigo has scored 25 goals in 127 matches for Real Madrid so far. It should be remembered that most of them were born after entering the field as a substitute.
Fans were waiting to hear his name in the Brazil line-up when the Brazil squad for the World Cup in Qatar was announced. He finally got a call-up to Tite’s squad, which was fighting for the world title. That too at the age of 21 just like a dream. When coach Tite called his name during the team announcement, he put his hands on his face and burst into tears. Los Blancos’ super sub has finally arrived on the pitch in Qatar. The fans are waiting for his flashes of lightning that will change the course of the game..