Named participant of the event at Euro 2024 as he helped Spain raise the trophy, Rodri performed a key function in serving to Metropolis win a fourth consecutive Premier League title final season.
He has misplaced only one match for membership or nation prior to now 18 months, additionally successful the Uefa Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup with Metropolis final season.
Since joining from Atletico Madrid in 2019, Metropolis have misplaced simply 11% of the matches wherein Rodri has featured, in contrast with 24% with out the Spaniard.
Talking after Sunday’s match, Guardiola described Rodri as “the most effective holding midfielder on the earth”, and “a possible Ballon d’Or winner”.
This month Rodri stated successful the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the world’s finest participant – would be “a dream”.
He performed 63 instances for Metropolis and Spain final season, and after lacking the beginning of this marketing campaign with a hamstring damage returned towards Brentford two weeks in the past.
Rodri claimed players are “close to” striking over a rise within the variety of video games within the calendar, with a brand new Champions League format including not less than two additional matches earlier than the knockout stage, and the Membership World Cup increasing to 32 groups.