“Locked in,” Rodrygo wrote on social media last week, “and ready for a lot of chaos.” It would prove to be one of his more painfully prophetic captions.
Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward came off the bench for the final 35 minutes of Monday’s 1–0 defeat to Getafe in an attempt to offer the attacking spark which his teammates had lacked. Unfortunately, he only succeeded in lighting the rest of his season, if not the remainder of 2026, on fire.
