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Three takeaways as Real Madrid bow out of the Copa del Rey

By Ben Sundock

MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 06: Igor Zubeldia of Real Sociedad celebrates the victory during the Copa del Rey match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on February 6, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Perez Meca/MB Media/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 06: Igor Zubeldia of Real Sociedad celebrates the victory during the Copa del Rey match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on February 6, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Perez Meca/MB Media/Getty Images) /
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VITORIA-GASTEIZ, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 30: Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid CF looks on from the bench prior to the Liga match between Deportivo Alaves and Real Madrid CF at Estadio de Mendizorroza on November 30, 2019 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
VITORIA-GASTEIZ, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 30: Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid CF looks on from the bench prior to the Liga match between Deportivo Alaves and Real Madrid CF at Estadio de Mendizorroza on November 30, 2019 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) /

The Rodrygo – Vinicius debate leaves more questions than answers

Madrid fans are frequently guilty of comparing apples to oranges. They can never be happy when two players are performing well for the team. Debates always make their way to social media and the tabloids in the country and that is what we are witnessing with Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Junior.

Purely because of their similar path to the Spanish capital and relationship before joining Los Blancos, the fans are always trying to make an educated guess as to which of the Brazilian’s is more deserving of minutes.

I don’t like Morata either, but the ‘rat’ chant was too much. light. Hot

Zidane remains as unsure as the rest of us as he continues to rotate the two with regularity. Today, he chose Vini to start, but brought on Rodrygo with his side down 4-1 and 15 minutes to play.

Vinicius was great going forward and should’ve scored a goal had it not been for an offside decision from VAR. He did pick up an assist just moments after the goal was called off by setting up Rodrygo, so, it cancels out the missed opportunity.

This match only provided more questions if you are one of those people who is actually debating who is better (why does it matter they play on the same team?) and you likely won’t have those answers for another or year or two at least.

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