Manchester City fans plan to taunt Real Madrid with a banner referencing Rodri's Ballon d'Or win at Tuesday's Champions League clash.
Pep Guardiola and Ruben Dias attempted to downplay Real Madrid's controversial boycott of last year's Ballon d'Or ceremony when Rodri was crowned the best player in the world. Twenty-four hours later, Manchester City fans are reigniting the feud with a scathing banner mocking Real Madrid over Rodri's victory ahead of Vinicius Jr. Real Madrid was so incensed by Rodri's win that they canceled their delegation's flight to Paris for the award ceremony at the last minute.
Real made their continued disagreement with the decision clear upon their arrival in Manchester on Monday. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti stated, 'I don't think it was the wrong decision, we thought that Vini was the winner of the Ballon d'Or that year. It doesn't mean we don't respect Rodri because he is a fantastic player, I think we thought that Rodrigo deserved to win the year before.' Guardiola asserted that the matter is settled, while Dias claimed to have not given Real Madrid's outbursts a second thought. Rodri has since paraded his trophy at the Etihad Stadium, and fans chant his name at games, even when he's absent due to injury. And ahead of Tuesday's Champions League play-off first leg, City fans from the 1894 fan group will unveil a banner depicting Rodri kissing his Ballon d'Or trophy right beside the visiting Real Madrid supporters, in full view of their players and staff. To further emphasize their point, the banner reads 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out,' a reference to the famous Oasis song
MANCHESTER CITY REAL MADRID RODRI BALLON D'or FEUD CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
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