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When the penalty was awarded, before Joselu missed, there was confusion as Rodrygo appeared to be a candidate to take the spot kick. Ancelotti was asked who the designated taker was and looked to explain what happened: “Every game, it changes. Because there isn’t always the same line-up. Today in today’s line-up the player who had to take it was Joselu. I don’t know if the players on the pitch spoke to give it to Rodrygo, today’s taker was Joselu.”

That led to some questioning whether Rodrygo himself actually wanted to take the penalty. Ancelotti suggested that he did, sharing a little more insight as to what happened on the field: “Did he want to take it? I told Rüdiger that Rodrygo could take it if he wanted, I don’t know what happened, the players spoke.”