After defeating France 2-1 in Munich, Rodrigo’s Spain advanced to the Euro 2024 final on Sunday.The Spanish overcame an early deficit to score two goals in the first half of the match in an exciting semifinal. They now await the outcome of tomorrow night’s match between England and the Netherlands, which will guarantee that City will have two players in the final on Sunday.

Although Rodrigo was a member of the Spanish team that won the 2022–2023 Nations League, this will be the most important match of his international career to yet.

It took France just nine minutes to take the lead.

After creating space on the left, Kylian Mbappe perfectly crossed the ball into the six-yard area, allowing Randal Kolo Muani to head home.

However, Spain responded swiftly and leveled the score spectacularly on the 20th minute when 16-year-old Lamine Yamal darted inside from the right before curling a fantastic 20-yard shot into the top left corner.

After four minutes, Jules Kounde turned Dani Olmo’s low shot into the net, making it 2-1. Olmo’s technique and control were too much for the French defense.

Rodrigo disrupted play and launched Spain on the counterattack, demonstrating his constant dominance.

Aymeric Laporte and Jesus Navas, two former City teammates, also made sure La Roja led at halftime.

With Spain playing more conservatively and with less opportunities, the second half was less open.

Despite being generally underwhelming on their path to the semi-finals, France was unable to muster the energy enough to overcome what is likely the finest team at the championships thus far, winning all six of their games.

Rodrigo, who had earned cap number 55, assumed the captain’s armband on minute 76 following Alvaro Morata’s substitution.

The City lynchpin, who had been outstanding all along, kept controlling the action while he played a fantastic tournament for his nation, making sure they eventually held the most of the remaining time.

Due to Spain’s advancement, our No. 16 has participated in games nonstop for over 11 months. His season began on August 5, 2018, against Arsenal in the Community Shield, and concluded approximately 62 matches later on July 14, 2018, in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin.

Additionally, Rodrigo might captain his nation once more in the championship game given that Morata suffered a strange accident during the celebrations of the Spain players and a steward looked to fall into him, injuring him in the process. However, he will be hoping that his teammate recovers by the weekend.