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Real Madrid's Rodrygo After Scoring in 1st La Liga Start: 'I Didn't Expect It'

Real Madrid youngster Rodrygo has said he did not expect to be so involved in the first team after scoring in his first La Liga start in Wednesday's 5-0 thrashing of Leganes.

The 18-year-old Brazilian arrived at Real in the summer after agreeing a £40 million move to the Santiago Bernabeu from Santos in June 2018.

He has played in three of Real's La Liga games this season, netting two goals:

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2 - Rodrygo Goes has scored two goals from his first three shots in @LaLigaEN, while Vinícius Júnior needed 24 shots to score his first two goals for Real Madrid in the competition.