Rodrygo Makes It Clear, His Message about Mbappé Shakes Everyone after Valladolid Game

Real Madrid faces a truly intense final stretch of the season. Carlo Ancelotti's players currently hold a four-point lead over the second-placed team, Atlético de Madrid. The draw by the Colchonero team, in their own stadium and against Villarreal, was the perfect opportunity to 'distance themselves' from the fight for LaLiga.

The Madrid entity achieved this thanks to Kylian Mbappé's hat-trick in a game that seemed like a 'trap'. But fortunately, it was solved without major issues: the performance of the Bondy striker has grown exponentially since December 2024, a circumstance of joy.

This improvement, although with small ups and downs, has been sustained during the commitments that occurred in the current month of January. Mbappé's hat-trick at the new José Zorrilla, a critical moment for Madrid's sporting aspirations, is proof that the best Mbappé is gradually arriving. His teammates in Santiago Bernabéu changing room know it and make it clear.

This led to a truly striking comment from Rodrygo Goes. The '11', crucial in deciding the last two games played at the merengue coliseum, didn't hesitate to point to the Parisian player. "He was born to play here," commented the Brazilian striker in an Instagram post made by Kylian Mbappé regarding the game between Valladolid and Madrid.

On an upward trajectory

These words are not coincidental, as they solve the entire story that Kylian has had with Madrid until he finally arrived in the Spanish capital. The ongoing 'Mbappé cases' experienced since the summer of 2017 have left a mark on Madridism. Especially the ones that occurred in the summer of 2021 and the summer of 2022, when his signing was closer.

Both PSG's refusals to accept a 200 million euro offer, and Mbappé's own refusal to join as a free agent, considerably angered Madridist fans. Not so the board led by Florentino Pérez, aware that Kylian Mbappé was truly destined to leave his best years in the football elite with the white jersey.

The evolution of the Parisian forward since he arrived in Santiago Bernabéu locker room has also been very curious. Madridism thought the best Kylian Mbappé would arrive... but disappointments began to accumulate when the 'magic' seen in Paris didn't happen.

It was clear that the new Madridist '9' needed to adapt to the competitive merengue environment. Once he achieved it, although not without difficulties or criticisms, he has become one of the tactical references, resolving matches on his own.