Real Madrid won two consecutive victories in the Champions League. Rodrigo: This victory brings us great confidence for the future

With goals from Rodrigo, Mbappe and Vinicius, Real Madrid defeated Red Bull Salzburg 5-1 in the seventh round of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. Rodrigo said that this victory brought great confidence to their team in future challenges and he was very happy to contribute goals to the team again.

Vinicius sent a cross in the 23rd minute, Bellingham touched the ball but could not shoot, but Rodrigo followed up and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Real Madrid to open the scoring with a 1-0 lead. In the 34th minute, Bellingham created a chance with his heel, and Rodrigo received the ball and shot it in, helping Real Madrid to continue to lead Salzburg Red Bull 2-0.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Rodrigo dribbled the ball and passed it to the goalkeeper of Red Bull Salzburg. Mbappe immediately seized the ball and shot it into the empty goal, helping Real Madrid to expand their lead to 3-0. In the 55th minute, Modric assisted Vinicius with a long pass to make the score 4-0.

In the 77th minute, Vinicius scored with a low shot after receiving a through ball from Valverde, helping Real Madrid to further expand their lead to 5-0. In the 85th minute, Bistrup scored with a volley, helping Salzburg Red Bull to pull back to 1-5.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Red Bull Salzburg 5-1 at the Bernabeu Stadium. After two consecutive wins, Real Madrid is currently ranked 16th in the standings with 12 points, only one point behind Leverkusen, which is in 8th place.

Real Madrid striker Rodrigo said in an interview, "This is a very important day for us. I am full of confidence and I am very happy to score again and help the team. This is really a special day. The Champions League games are always very difficult. We must always maintain this mentality to score more goals and win the game. This victory will bring us great confidence to face future challenges."

"It's easy to play with Bellingham, he makes everything easy. His second assist was amazing and I'm happy to play with him."

Speaking of his teammate Vinicius, Rodrigo said, "We are all fighting for the team. It doesn't matter who gets the best player. He deserves the honor and he also scored two goals. We need to continue to help the team and keep the winning momentum."

On the other hand, Real Madrid will travel to Valladolid in the next round of La Liga and will challenge Brest in the next round of the Champions League.