Rodri scored the goal that gave Manchester City its very first Champions League. The Spaniard was left on the bench two years ago in Porto to put Ilkay Gundogan in his position of N.6.
Pep Guardiola insisted on recruiting "one of the best" midfielders in the world in 2019 at Atlético Madrid, his club paying 70 million euros. The player, who took the role assigned in his previous teams to Sergi Busquets, Barça, or Xabi Alonso, Bayern, has returned his confidence by offering his coach the competition.