2024-11-27 02:32:00
PRAGUE (AP) — When the referee awarded a free kick outside the penalty area, forward Julian Alvarez quickly picked up the ball and prepared to take the penalty shot for Atletico Madrid.
“When I saw the foul, I told Rodri (DePaul) I was confident that it was a great goal,” Alvarez said. “I don’t know if I’m an expert, I’ve played for Manchester City and River Plate at my previous clubs. This was the first goal given to me and it’s important to open the scoring and keep scoring goals.
Alvarez has been Atletico’s main signing this season and he has not been lacking in confidence of late. The Argentinian striker scored the first of his two goals in the 15th minute from a free kick in his side’s 6-0 win over Brest in the Champions League on Tuesday. It was the team’s biggest away win in European competition.
“We’re going to share who takes the shots,” Alvarez added of the free throw shooting, “and as long as it works, it’s better.”
Alvarez also scored in the 59th minute.
This is Alvarez’s seventh goal in the past 10 games and his third goal in the past three games in all competitions. The 24-year-old has had a slow start to his first season at Atletico, scoring two goals in 10 games.
“It’s just a matter of time before we all feel better,” said Alvarez, who joined Atletico after two seasons at Manchester City. “We have to continue down this path.”
Angel Correa also scored two goals for Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann scored one goal each.
“We knew we needed to add three more goals because of the format of the game,” Alvarez said. “It’s important to add all the goals we can.”
Atletico Madrid is ranked 13th in the 36-team league standings.
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This story was translated from English by AP editors with the help of generated artificial intelligence tools.
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