Rodri has pleaded for a rest and admitted Manchester City are fatigued after drawing 3-3 with Real Madrid in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at Santiago Bernabéu, with the midfielder suggesting players may get a break in the coming weeks in order to combat the situation.
City are in the midst of an intense phase of the campaign as they remain on course to repeat last season’s treble. On Saturday they host Luton Town at the Etihad Stadium, with Pep Guardiola’s men third in the Premier League on 70 points, one behind Liverpool and Arsenal. They then host Real in next Wednesday’s quarter-final second leg before travelling to Wembley three days later to face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.
