Not Erling Haaland, not Jack Grealish, not Bernardo Silva, not Julián Álvarez or even a header from John Stones. The unexpected hero of the end of the first Champions League who won it City of Manchester it was RhodriRodrigo Hernández Cascante, the 26-year-old Spanish midfielder.
Former Atletico Madrid scored 1-0 against Inter in a match in which Pep Guardiola’s side could not find a way past the Italian side, who were better as the match progressed.
it was Arrival of Rodri from the front of the areawell off the shaft, finally breaking down Inter’s resistance, finishing firmly off a ball that came to him after Bernardo Silva’s cross from the right deflected off Francesco Acerbi.
Hardly the Spanish footballer’s fourth goal of the season, but that’s not why the role of savior is one that Rodry is unfamiliar with. That was it fourth time in the season that Rodri has scored the first goal for Manchester City in a winsuch as against Leeds and Aston Villa in a key Premier League fixture and against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Rodri’s goal in the 2023 Champions League final
🚨 ⚽️ GOOOOL FOR CITY!
In the 68th minute Rodri capitalizes on a mistake at the bottom of Inter and opens the scoring with his finale #Champions League
🔵 1-0 ⚫ #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/8lvJQRNgyW
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) June 10, 2023
🚨 ⚽️ GOOOOL FOR CITY!
In the 68th minute Rodri capitalizes on a mistake at the bottom of Inter and opens the scoring with his finale #Champions League
🔵 1-0 ⚫ #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/BL1tpRoDnR
— Sportingnewsmx Mexico 🇲🇽 (@sportingnewsmx) June 10, 2023
🔵⚪️⚽️ His goal @ManCity!
🔵⚪️⚽️ His goal @ManCity!
🔵⚪️⚽️ His goal @ManCity!😍 Rodri’s perfect ball strike ✨✨✨
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Lays, Keep Shining; Lays Stay Golden#ChampionsInTUDN 🏆 | #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/3xyvcurrZv
— TUDNUSA (@TUDNUSA) June 10, 2023
Class. Serenity. An excellent strike to bring City’s first Champions League even closer.
GOAL OF THE DAY#ChampionsRTVE #ManchesterCityInter #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/u5nHwrL2jX
– Teledeporte (@teledeporte) June 10, 2023
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How much did Manchester City pay for Rodry?
Manchester City paid Atletico Madrid 70 million euros for the signing of Rodri in July 2019 by paying the release clause of his contract with rojiblanco.
How much is Rodri worth?
According to the specialist site transfermarkt, Rodri is valued 80 million euros.
