Manchester City midfielder Rodri has revealed how he was so devastated by the Blues’ Champions League collapse last season that he couldn’t even speak to his mum.
Rodri, outstanding as City retained the Premier League trophy, is still bitter about the memory of Madrid’s stunning semi-final fightback in the Bernabeu as Pep Guardiola prepares his squad for another crack at the trophy that continues to elude them.
Real scored twice in the dying minutes to force extra-time - and then went through to meet and beat Liverpool in the final thanks to Karim Benzema’s penalty. And Madrid-born Rodri took it so badly that he could find no words for his family afterwards.
