The Spaniard who became a Barcelona player a few weeks ago started the match on Sunday in the starting lineup but was substituted in the second half.
Read more A major blow to the Kremlin from an important airline: mass cancellations of flights to Russia
Sitting next to another teammate who left the field, Pau Cubars, the midfielder shared his impressions about the opponents.
“They are very very weak – these guys are really weak. They play very badly. Terribly. How did they survive last season? In the second half, they can’t even cross the midfield,” Rodri told his teammate.
These words were captured by the operators and eventually decoded and spread on social networks.
Barcelona won the match confidently – with a score of 5:0, but the world and European champion decided to apologize to his opponents for the phrases he said.
According to “A Punt Radio,” he personally contacted representatives of the Valencia team to explain his words and apologize.
The 30-year-old Spaniard’s Barcelona started the season excellently – in the Spanish league, they scored as many as 17 goals in four matches and collected all possible 12 points. Meanwhile, Valencia, going through a difficult period, has gathered only 1 point in four rounds and is in the last 20th place.
Read more Due to Donald Trump’s support for AfD, Friedrich Merz canceled the planned conversation
