Rodri wants to see Manchester City go on the attack again against Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, believing they did not finish the job at the Etihad Stadium.
City beat Bayern 3-0 on Tuesday in a dominant display, with goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland putting Pep Guardiola’s men in control against his former club.
Rodri’s spectacular first-half strike was his first in the Champions League and came “in a moment when we were struggling”, he told BT Sport.
It “gave us a bit of confidence to keep going”, the midfielder added, and City certainly did that, good value for further goals as they laid siege to Yann Sommer’s goal.
Guardiola’s side had only 44 per cent of the possession – their fifth-lowest mark of his tenure – but clearly posed the bigger threat, beating Bayern 1.92 to 0.83 on xG.
“Sometimes we have to understand we cannot have 80 per cent of the possession,” Rodri said. “They play, too, and have talented players to keep the ball, and we don’t feel comfortable with the ball.
“But we understood perfectly where the game was and waited for the moment.”
Assessing the tie, the Spain international said: “We don’t think it’s done. Of course, we know where we’re going, we know the team. It’s a good result, and we’re happy because of the performance. We don’t think much on that.
“We’re facing now Leicester in the Premier League, and when we face them back at their home, we have to expect another final.
“I think we have to try to win the game if we want to go [through]. We cannot be conservative.”
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