
This week featured a La Liga midweek double round, with Real Madrid securing a 3-0 away victory over Athletic Bilbao in the 19th round, ending a three-match winless streak in the league. In this game, one of the Brazilian duo, Rodrigo, came on as a substitute in the 78th minute but failed to score, extending his goal drought. According to statistics, this marks Rodrigo's 31st consecutive match without finding the net.
After the match, Transfermarkt followed up, noting that Rodrigo's 31-match scoring drought ranks as the fourth longest among Real Madrid attacking players this century, behind Isco's 41 matches, Figo's 33, and Van der Vaart's 33, tied with Mariano in fourth place.
Top 10 longest goal droughts among Real Madrid attackers this century:
Rodrigo and Mariano have both appeared twice on this list, which is quite frustrating. According to Romano, Chelsea has no interest in Rodrigo, and Arsenal will not sign him in the winter transfer window either. Top clubs who can afford Rodrigo find his ability lacking, while ordinary teams that want him cannot afford him. Rodrigo was instantly priced just over 100 million euros, but now no one is interested. If this continues, Rodrigo may not even make it to the 2026 World Cup, as his competitiveness seems to be lower than Antony's.