Rodri Hernández's 'dart' to Real Madrid after being overwhelmed by City

The Manchester City sacked of the possibility to revalidate his crown in the UEFA Champions League with a bitter defeat in penaltis in front of the Real Madrid (1-1, 4-3 p.). One of the few players of the group 'sky blue' in giving the face after the elimination was Rodri Hernández, the one who took advantage of to leave a 'dart' to the 'merengues' by his defensive approach during the 120 statutory minutes. "To be sincere, only have seen a team today", began saying the international Spanish in the mixed zone.

"It is worse to try find an explanation. The football does not understand of merecimientos, understands to put the ball inside. We did not expect that they went to be so backwards. Had the feeling that the penaltis suited him more. It has gone back them to touch, as of normal... Now it is necessary to raise to the boys, remain us things for litigating and congratulate to the Madrid", sentenced the '16' of the City in his talk with 'Movistar'.

Rodri: "We did not expect us that they were so put backwards"

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The statistics of the City-Madrid give the reason to Rodri

In general lines, reason did not be him to Rodri to affirm that only it saw to a team on the field. With exception of the first 20 minutes, the Madrid practically did not arrive to the rival area in all the party, although in the extention the physical wear did that the formality went much more parejo. The City finish the crash with a possession of the 68 % and 33 finish (nine to door), in addition to 18 corners by only one of the 'merengues', that grieve tried eight shots (three to the arch) in 120 minutes.

In the case of Rodri, unlike other decisive parties (converted the goal of the title in the last final of Champions), could not weigh so much in attack as in other decisive nights. The international alone Spanish tested once to door with a shot with little power cut across without problems by Lunin. In spite of keeping in field during the 120 minutes, the '16' remained without patear in the batch of penaltis, a surprising decision, more taking in account that Éderson commissioned of patear the fifth collection.