The Spider flew

The resounding success of Atlético de Madrid he is new Prague Sparta In the Generali Arena (0-6) there are many heroes. All the red and white players performed at a high level, both those in the eleven and those who entered the second half, such as Angel Correawho scored two goals off the bench.

But only one received the ‘MVP’ of the game: Julian Alvarez. “I’ll put it at home, where I have other trophies,” he confirmed. The Argentine striker scored another double. He opened the scoring with a superb strike from a free kick which he himself conceded as he entered the area.

Since 2009, Atlético has not scored this type of goal in the Champions League. The last was his compatriot Agüero against Chelsea at the memorable Vicente Calderón. “When there was a foul, that’s when I caught it. I told De Paul that I was kicking, that I had confidence and I was going to put it on. He went in, good goal. “It served to open up the game and continue to add, personally,” he said after the clash. Then, after a great drive and one-two with Giuliano, he finished perfectly in the one-on-one match.

The Spider flew. He has seven goals in the last ten games, with two doubles (Vic and Prague) despite the fact that in this series of matches he has started on the bench three times. Seven starts, seven goals, confirming the great moment the Albiceleste international is having, who is the team’s top scorer.

In the 20 games he played as a red and white player after his arrival from Manchester City, Julián scored nine goals. They follow him Griezmann (six) and belt and Sorloth (five).

Julián hasn’t looked bad compared to other great Atlético forwards in recent years. In reference to their first 20 performances as colchoneros, The Little Prince achieved five, namely Omen either Diego Costa. Seven signed Morata. Eleven got Forlan and 12 Falcao. the best, Luis Suarezwith ’14’ goals in those 20 games.

The River Plate-trained attacker struggled at the start. He didn’t score until his fifth game for Atlético (against Valencia at the Metropolitano) but since then he hasn’t gone more than two games without scoring.

“SIMEONE, HAPPY”

Next is Saturday at Valladolid. We have to see if Diego Simeone They already have him at the start, although given his condition, no one would suggest he could start from the bench. “Julián is a player with a hierarchy. He was very good at River, at Manchester City, at Argentina. He went from less to more at Atlético de Madrid. There is great hope for the present and the future placed upon him. I hope we can help him in what comes next,” said Cholo after the win in Prague in which Julián contributed two goals. The Spider flew.