Barcelona are preparing to face Real Madrid at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday in the first Clasico of the 2026-2027 season, a meeting in the tenth round of La Liga. GOAL highlighted Rodri's expected role in controlling the game.
Sunday's Clasico
Rodri is preparing to play his first Clasico against Real Madrid in a Barcelona shirt.
Recent matches
Barcelona slumped to their first defeat of the season, 4-2, against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, with Rodri coming on as a substitute. Rodri also netted his first in a Barcelona shirt at the La Cartuja stadium against Real Betis.
League numbers
Two statistics in the Spanish league show Rodri leading the Barcelona ranks: completed passes, with a tally of 613, and interceptions, with a tally of 11. On completed passes, Rodri sits second across the competition, behind Villarreal defender Renato Veiga, who has completed 614 passes.
His use so far
Rodri missed one of the nine rounds played so far. He sat out the opener against Elche, having only just joined the team and lacking enough training after returning from the break that followed the World Cup. Rodri has played a full match in only 3 of the other eight, coming on as a substitute in two and being withdrawn in three. According to a report in the newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Rodri settled into the side quickly.