A Real Madrid star refused to play in the El Clasico match

Real Madrid took a 2-0 lead thanks to the double of Kylian Mbappe in Montjuic. However, Barca has rising strongly and surpassed 4-2 in the first half, thanks to Eric Garcia’s goals, a beautiful cut from Lamine Yamal and Raphinha’s double.

Mbappe completed the hat-trick in the 70th minute, shortening the score to 3-4, but Barca still won the final, thereby expanding the gap to 7 points at the top of La Liga when the season was only 3 rounds.

Real Madrid launched a very strong squad with Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Arda Guler, but an attacking star was absent due to unexpected reasons: he was said to have “refused to play”.

According to Marca, striker Rodrygo told the coach that he “did not feel strong enough or ready to play”, despite having participated in all 4 training sessions of the week. However, his mood and condition are not really good.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti still entered the name Rodrygo on the list of registration for the trip to Catalunya to “protect” the student, but he did not play a minute. Rodrygo was replaced in the half of Real Madrid’s defeat to Barca in the final of the King’s Cup in April, and then was absent in the match against Celta Vigo on 4/5 for being sick.

After the El Clasico battle, coach Ancelotti spoke out about Rodrygo’s condition: “He recovered, but did not feel okay. He did not achieve the best condition. I had no problem with him

Currently, Rodrygo is rumored to be moved to the Premier League, with clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal or Man City are said to be closely monitoring. Although only 6 goals and 5 assists after 30 La Liga matches this season, no one doubts about Rodrygo’s talent. Even Jude Bellingham praised him as the most talented player in the club in February.

“Rodrygo is underestimated, you know?”, Bellingham shared with CBS Sports Golazo. “For me, he is probably the most talented and natural player in the team. What he does with the ball … We joke around on the training ground, he juggled the ball so crazy, then people like: ‘How can I do it?’.

I tried to imitate and almost twisted my ankle. It is great to play football with Rodrygo and Vinicius. When they put them in the right position, they will help you win. ”