Rodrygo says his Real Madrid recovery is moving in the right direction, but he has not tried to soften the reality of it. The forward said his ACL and damaged outer meniscus injury in his right knee has brought days of real progress and days when he had no strength for anything. He also said the last three and a half months have been the hardest period of his career.
Rodrygo's recovery update
Speaking to madriduniversal.com, Rodrygo said, "I'm doing really well. To be honest, things are going very well for me. I'm happy with my progress. I feel better every day." He added that rehabilitation "requires a lot of patience" and that there are days when you wake up feeling much better than others.
That is the mood of the update. The optimism is genuine, but so is the discomfort. Rodrygo also said, "Over these three and a half months we've been through it all: some very good days, but also some very bad ones when I was in a lot of pain. It's been really tough – the worst I've ever experienced."
His injury ruled him out until the latter stages of 2026. The recovery period has lasted three and a half months, and he said it has included days when he had no strength for anything and days when he felt full of energy.
The setback and the timeline
There is a small timing wrinkle around when the injury is described to have happened. One account says it came in the closing stages of the season, while another says his campaign ended in March. The cleanest hard date in the data is 2026-03-02, his last tracked appearance before the setback.
That match also came with a 7 rating and 35 minutes played, which fits the picture of a player still involved before the injury took hold. The broader point is simple enough, though Rodrygo's own words do most of the work here: he is making progress, but he is still in the middle of a long recovery process.
Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →
