Manchester City were defeated on penalties by Real Madrid in another epic installment of their Champions League rivalry.
Rodri believes Manchester City were the 'only team' in their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Real Madrid, as he criticised the Spanish side's tactics at the Etihad.
ALSO READ: 'The marvellous thing' - Pep Guardiola refuses to blame Man City players or Bernardo Silva for Real Madrid defeat Speaking to Spanish broadcaster Movistar, Rodri admitted that City were surprised at how deep Real sat their defence, set up to limit City's creativity - a tactic that ultimately paid off after extra time.
"We knew the game was going to be long for them, but we didn't expect that they were going to be so, so far deep. It is difficult to analyse. We had the feeling that penalties were more convenient for them. It was their turn again.
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