On the 36th minute mark, Rodriguez lobbed the ball over keeper German Lux to score his first La Liga goal after being harshly criticized.

When criticism on James Rodriguez started to turn ugly, the Colombian international seems to regain his confidence. Today, Rodriguez scored his first goal with Real Madrid, striking smoothly a pass by Karim Benzema:

After the Colombian's strike, Twitter reacted to his first goal at La Liga for Los Blancos, even making "Golazo de James" a trending topic:

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