Real Madrid won their last game before facing Manchester City and did so comfortably without the need for the suspended Vinicius.
There are no league games next weekend due to the Spanish Cup final and after this 2-0 win, Madrid can sit back and enjoy the view from the top of the table, eight points ahead of the second place, Barcelona, with eight games to play.
They faced Athletic Bilbao, who in six days will be busy playing that final against Mallorca. For Madrid, this was a match won by the “other” Brazilian: the brilliant Rodrygo, always in the shadow of Vinicius, scored two goals and Athletic could offer nothing in response.
It was also the return of Jude Bellingham after his two-game suspension. He drove the team from the center of the field and was the architect of the second goal. And there was a third protagonist. Eder Militao has been out for seven months with a cruciate tear but returned as a second-half substitute and looks fit to play his role against City.
Once the second goal went in, Real Madrid fans turned their attention to that match and held a banner behind the south goal urging everyone in the stadium to wear the famous white jersey for the quarter-final first leg on April 9th.
#Rodrygo #achieves #sensational #double #secure #points #Diario #Página
