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Zinedine Zidane Says Rodrygo Won't Play in Madrid Derby, Talks Eden Hazard Form

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed Rodrygo Goes will not be involved in Saturday's huge La Liga showdown with Atletico Madrid.

The youngster made his debut for Los Blancos on Wednesday and scored within two minutes of coming onto the field. Naturally, his performance has prompted plenty of excitement among Madridistas about what he will be able to offer in the future.

However, Rodrygo will not take to the field at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday, with Zidane confirming the Brazilian will instead join up with the Castilla setup, per Dom Farrell of Goal:

"We know what we're doing with Rodrygo and today he trained with Castilla, tomorrow he's going to play with Castilla.