🚨 Xabi Alonso: "Rodrygo did not play? These are decisions related to the matches, and given how things were going, we needed a different type of player. We didn’t make any decisions based on the future." https://t.co/zWJde4hgB9
Xabi Alonso : "Pas de temps de jeu pour Rodrygo ? Décision technique. On pensait qu'on serait mieux avec d'autres joueurs." https://t.co/zzLrGAs3Aj
🗣 Xabi Alonso: "No minutes for Rodrygo? Technical decision. We thought we would be better off with other players." https://t.co/GUZssJD6gr
Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso said forward Rodrygo was left on the bench for the full match on 9 July for purely technical reasons, dismissing suggestions the decision was linked to the Brazilian’s long-term future at the club. Alonso told reporters the coaching staff “thought we would be better off with other players” given the game’s tactical demands, adding that Rodrygo’s omission was unrelated to injury or impending transfer activity.