Rodrigo: "It means a lot to surpass Ronaldo, an idol for me"

Rodrigo: "It means a lot to surpass Ronaldo, an idol for me"

Rodrygo Goes, Brazilian striker for Real Madrid, assured that “it is a dream” to be among the top scorers in Madrid’s history in the Champions, the competition with which he keeps a special idyll and in which he dreams of surpassing his compatriot Ronaldo Nazario.

“It’s a dream to enter that top nine of top scorers in the history of the real Madrid in the Champions League I hope I can score many more goals, I want to continue climbing positions in that ranking. It means a lot to me to be able to surpass Ronaldo, who is an idol for me, Brazil and of our entire generation”, he assured in the club’s media.

The growth of Rodrygo It has no ceiling and the Brazilian striker reaches the semifinals of the Champions League against him at his sweetest moment. Manchester City. “This season has been very good because of my work, all this is the result of a lot of training work. I’m trying to improve, both at the club’s facilities and at home, it was natural that I scored more goals, gave more assists and was increasingly important for the team. Everything is the result of my work”, he defended.

He scored two goals for the history of City in the comeback last year and reaches the reunion after signing two goals against him Chelsea and the two from the end of the Copa del Rey. “I always have butterflies in my stomach when I play, but playing in the Champions League is always more special. It was always a dream for me to play it and I’ve already won it once and I’m very grateful for that. It’s a competition in which I always feel good playing, good things always happen and I don’t know what’s different, what happens to me when I play, but it seems that everything works”, he confessed.

“I go in with the confidence that I am going to score a goal or that I am going to do something to help the team. It is a very special competition, but I cannot explain what is happening to me, which is different from other competitions. I only know that I am very fond of him“, he added.

He Santiago Bernabeu will host on this occasion the first leg against City, changing the order of what happened last year, and Rodrygo expect the same atmosphere in the stands. “Knockout nights here are different. When we play at the Santiago Bernabéu with our fans it’s always special. It’s good pressure, we like to be under that kind of pressure and it helps and motivates us to play and show our best football,” he said. .

“We are already in a new semifinal, the Manchester City, a great team that is going to create a lot of difficulties for us, but we are going to try as we tried and achieved last season”, he sentenced.

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