“I always knew the day to congratulate you would come”- Pele’s message to Real Madrid’s Rodrygo after his brilliant Champions League performance against Manchester City
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Having scored an incredible brace to send Real Madrid to the Champions League final, Rodrygo was recently congratulated by Brazilian icon Pele. The Real Madrid winger received appreciation for his role in the Los Blancos’ incredible 6-5 aggregate win over Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals.
With his brace, Rodrygo became the first-ever player to score two 90th-minute goals in a Champions League knockout game, and just the second substitute to score a semi-final brace in the competition, after Georginio Wijnaldum for Liverpool against Barcelona in 2018-19.
Following this, Brazil’s great Pele took to Instagram to congratulate the 19-year-old player on his achievement and also sent his best wishes to Real Madrid. Pele has been a big supporter of Rodrygo since his days at Santos, the club where Pele himself spent the majority of his professional career.
“I always knew the day to congratulate you would come, my friend. There is no other way for those who work hard and love what they do. You are enlightened and you will bring us many joys, Rodrygo. Congratulations Real Madrid! I can’t wait to watch the final!” wrote Pele.
Following this, Rodrygo also replied to Pele’s special message, thanking him for his kind words.
“Thank you for your words, King. I will never forget your words of advice and I am eternally grateful to you,” responded Rodrygo.
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Real Madrid v Liverpool- A classic Champions League final on May 28
The world is going to witness one of the greatest football matches in recent times as Real Madrid will lock horns against Liverpool in the UCL 2021/22 final in the Stade de France on May 28. Real Madrid will set their eye on a record 14th champions league glory, while the Reds will feature in their third final in five years.
Real Madrid is the La Liga 2021/22 champions after they recently beat Espanyol to claim their 35th title, the most by any club. They are having a dream season and could target to win the treble this season, having bagged the Super Cup title and La Liga title.
Liverpool will look to take revenge over the Los Blancos of the 2018 champions league final where they went down 3-1 on the night. Liverpool went on to win the UCL title just the following year defeating Manchester City and is set to appear in their third final in five years.
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