Julián Álvarez was a figure and scored a penalty in the Atlético Madrid win at the Champions League

After the double weekend in front of the real Madridthe Argentine Julián Álvarez was again the figure of the Atlético Madridsince it shone in a team in a state of grace and scored the prison that put the final 5 to 1 on the Eintracht Frankfurt In the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, for the second date of the UEFA Champions League 2025-2026. The game could See Live for the Premium Disney+ Plan (Only for South America).

From the beginning, the Argentine showed that he is going through a brilliant moment, in a team that maintained the very high level against Real Madrid and scored five goals. In that sense, the Cordoba held a huge sense of location to uncheck and read spaces, so it was erected in game builder, gave goal passes and offered as a permanent offensive reference.

A great first half of Julián Álvarez

The Cordoba was able to open the score when Giuliano Simeone overflowed on the right and touched back the four minutes: the striker arrived from the front, in the first stick, but Theate diverted it with the right thing, although Giacomo Raspadori found her and pushed her at the bottom of the network for 1 to 0 of the team led by “El Cholo” Simeone.

At that initial stage, the spider had two very clear opportunities to score. At 14 ‘, in a great associated game action at the door of the area, the ball reached Álvarez, who stretched and finished off with power near the left angle of the Germans.

Two minutes later, Atlético advanced with a combination between Pablo Barrios and Antoine Griezzman, who exquisitely enabled number 19. From an almost unbeatable position, the Argentine gave him a right that gave the chest of goalkeeper Santos.

From the feet of Julián Álvarez, the second goal of the mattresses was also born, since he executed the corner that Griezmann diverted with the Taco and Robin Le Normand connected left -handed for 2 to 0 at 33 minutes.

In the last play of the first half, the Argentine overflowed on the left. When Captain Koch went out, he hooked out and beat him speed. There he saw Griezmann arrive, whom he attended with a subtle touch back so that the Frenchman scored 3 to 0, in his goal No. 200 with the Atlético Madrid shirt.

Another julián corner that ended in goal from Atlético Madrid

At 70 ‘, once the visit had discounted, Julián sent a corner that ended in goal. In this case, he executed from the right side with a perfect thread for the appearance of Giuliano Simeone, which headed 4 to 1.

Julián Álvarez’s goal to close Atlético’s win

In another overflow that left Koch twice, Julián Álvarez kicked from a very closed angle. The archer’s rebound came to Griezmann and deviated in a hand of the German team. After consulting the VAR, referee Slavko Vincic charged penalty.

If something else was needed to demonstrate its confidence, the spider stung it with subtlety and suspense: the goalkeeper, already thrown on the right, managed to touch with his left hand without preventing him from shaking the network.

With this, his first conversion in this season’s Champions League, Julián Álvarez put his bun at a collective high -flying performance and another personal performance to agigate his figure among the best European football players.