On Saturday night, the Norwegian national football team lost 3-0 to Spain in the 1st round of the European Championship qualifiers. During the match, Rodri made a very dangerous tackle on Martin Ödegaard, who did not keep his opinion about the incident to himself after the match.
| According to Ödegaard, the foul was spectacular (Photo: Twitter) |
The Manchester City defender tackled the Norwegian team captain inside the penalty area after he shot the ball away. Since Rodri visible to the naked eye Ödegaard he hit his foot instead of the ball, for most spectators the slip was clearly a penalty, but the referee judged the move to be clean. After getting up from the ground, Ödegaardon could already see that he did not agree with the decision, but after the match, the Norwegian also expressed his opinion about the case in an interview with Tv2.
“I’m almost sure I deserved a penalty. Aiming for my ankle, he slid in and kicked me up. It’s a spectacular foul, but I don’t want to talk more about the referee, otherwise I’ll definitely be punished” said the Arsenal midfielder.
The situation in question:
Rodri clearly threatens Odegaard (Arsenal)
Rodri is very, very clearly endangering Arsenal.pic.twitter.com/xKRGluzYVL
— Live Football Broadcast (@SiaranBolaLive) March 26, 2023
