Rodrygo shows true Real Madrid colours with two-word message amid Arsenal transfer talk

Rodrygo supported his teammates in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium stands on Wednesday night as they came from behind to dramatically beat Mallorca and delay becoming La Liga champions.

Madrid were without the forward and his compatriot Vinicius Junior for the match, with only playing from their first-choice front three.

The summer signing equalised midway through the second half after the visitors took an early lead on their trip to the Spanish mainland.

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They even looked set to take a point back to the Balearic Islands. Jacobo Ramon, however, had other ideas, scoring a 95th-minute winner.

Rodrygo afterwards posted about the 20-year-old on his Instagram story. "You deserve it," he captioned a photo featuring Ramon celebrating with the player who assisted the goal, his first for the club, Jesus Vallejo.

That post from Rodrygo came after he had marked their equaliser by sharing a photo from his vantage point inside the stadium. "Vamos Real," he captioned the picture, punctuating the message with a white love heart emoji.

Rodrygo could not contribute on the pitch after feeling discomfort in his right leg five minutes after returning to training on Monday.

He had been away from the group with a fever, which meant he missed their game against Celta Vigo on the first weekend of this month.

Despite being on the substitutes' bench when Madrid played Barcelona at Camp Nou, coach acknowledged afterwards that he was not fit enough to feature. During this time out of the team, .

"He had a fever last week that prevented him from playing at his best," Ancelotti said of Rodrygo earlier this week. "Today he had some discomfort in his leg that needs to be evaluated, and afterward, there's been a lot of speculation about it.

"There's a lot of affection for Rodrygo, especially from me." Ancelotti added: "When you're not feeling well, you're a little disappointed in that sense, but nothing more."

In response to speculation linking him with , and , he .

Sharing a photo of him lying in what appears to be a recovery chamber, he wrote: "Thank you for all your messages and concerns. I'll be back soon. Stop making things up."