📈 Rodrygo's quiet influence strikes again after opener against Atleti | OneFootball

The Madrid Derby is already off to a rip-roaring start as Real Madrid have taken an early lead 1-0 against rivals Atlético de Madrid at the Bernabeu.

In what was certainly billed as the headline fixture of the Round of 16 during this season's Champions League, the record holders are out to add another trophy to their CV and have Rodrygo to thank for their early opener in the fourth minute.

A fantastic threaded pass from Federico Valverde picked out the Brazilian forward who danced his way through Atleti's lines before unleashing a rasping effort past Jan Oblak.

With that, it was his fifth Champions League goal this season, equaling the same amount in each of the previous three while showing himself to be a player who arrives in big moments.

Perhaps Jude Bellingham was right when he called him the most gifted player in the squad.

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