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Joel Robles hailed by Leeds United teammates following Cardiff City draw

Leeds United forward Rodrigo has praised Joel Robles after the Spanish goalkeeper filled in for Illan Meslier in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Cardiff City.

Meslier was unavailable after suffering a muscle injury and Robles was given the nod over Kristoffer Klaesson to make just his second appearance for the Whites.

Robles joined Leeds on a free transfer after his contract at Spanish La Liga outfit Real Betis expired at the end of last season. His only previous appearance had come in a 1-0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup third round in November.

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The 32-year-old posted a number of images of him in action in the Welsh capital on Instagram, and was congratulated by a number of his current and former teammates.

"The best," replied Rodrigo, while Leeds duo Marc Roca and Dani van den Heuvel also praised the former Everton and Wigan Athletic goalkeeper in the comments section.

Leeds found themselves 2-0 down at the break courtesy of goals from Jaden Philogene and Sheyi Ojo. The Whites fought back in the second half with Rodrigo emerging from the bench to reduce the deficit.

Cardiff were sent down to 10-men in the latter stages when Joel Bagan handled Junior Firpo's strike on the goal line. Rodrigo missed the resulting spot-kick, but another substitute in the shape of Sonny Perkins equalised at the death to force a replay.

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