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Rodry, the unlikely hero and ordinary savior of Manchester City in the 2023 Champions League final

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3 years ago

June 10, 2023

Jayden

Rodry, the unlikely hero and ordinary savior of Manchester City in the 2023 Champions League final

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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 ✨✨✨

🔴 LIVE from @UnivisionTUDN, https://t.co/OmeLOvzglE and app

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.

Author:

Augustine Aboy

Source: Sporting News

Jayden

Hi, my name is Jayden James. I am a writer at Sportish, and I mostly cover sports news. I have been writing since high school and have been published in various magazines and newspapers. I also write book reviews for a website. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer and basketball.

Football

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest away

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3 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Jon

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest away

Nottingham Forest and Manchester City met in the English Premier League match. The match ended with the score 1:2.

The hosts scored a goal: Giroux-Hutchinson (54′). They scored for the guests Reindeer (48′), Sherki (83′).

According to the results of the match, Nottingham Forest has 18 points, the guests 40 points.

Nottingham Forest’s next match will be on December 30 against Everton. Manchester City will play their next match on January 1, 2026 (opponent is Sunderland).

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

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Football

CSKA student Adams was injured during a shooting clash in the Moscow region

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4 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Jon

CSKA student Adams was injured during a shooting clash in the Moscow region

Club student CSKA the footballer LLionel Adams injured following a shooting brawl near a restaurant in Zvenigorod near Moscow. This was reported to operational services.

“The incident occurred on Saturday night near the Dennoch restaurant in Zvenigorod. A fight broke out between three men, during which one shot his opponent. One person was injured, it turned out to be a football player and a student CSKA Lionel Adams,” said the agency’s interlocutor.

According to him, after medical assistance was provided, the athlete was released. “It was previously established that the footballer was drunk at the time of the accident and refused to write a statement,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

In the press service of the State University Ministry of Internal Affairs Russia in the Moscow region was informed of the receipt of information about the shooting on Moskovskaya street in the city of Zvenigorod. “The arriving police officers had previously established that an argument had occurred between three citizens, which escalated into a fight, during which several shots were fired from an object structurally similar to a traumatic gun. Following the incident, a man born in 1994 sought medical help and the criminals fled,” the press service reported, without specifying the details.

Police officers are taking measures to identify the attackers, search for them and detain them.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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Mbappe came to the Africa Cup of Nations match to support Hakimi

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10 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Jon

Mbappe came to the Africa Cup of Nations match to support Hakimi

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe was spotted in the stands of the Africa Cup of Nations match between Morocco and Mali.

The Frenchman was wearing his partner and ex-partner’s t-shirt PSG Ashraf Hakimiwho plays for the Moroccans.

The Morocco-Mali match was played on Friday evening, ending 1-1. After two rounds, Morocco leads group A with 4 points.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.