Julian Alvarez struck twice as Atletico Madrid fought back to earn a 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday and climb to third in the standings. (More Football News)
Piero Hincapie opened the scoring as he put Leverkusen ahead just before the interval, but Alvarez equalised seven minutes into the second half before hitting a 90th-minute winner.
Both teams finished the game with 10 men, but Atletico played more than an hour a player down after midfielder Pablo Barrios was sent off in the 25th minute. Leverkusen goalscorer Hincapie then also saw red in the 76th minute.
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But Diego Simeone's side found a way back through Alvarez, who battled past Leverkusen captain바카라 웹사이트Jonathan Tah and finished past바카라 웹사이트Matej Kovar to make it 1-1.바카라 웹사이트
After Hincapie received his바카라 웹사이트second yellow, Alvarez secured the victory as he rounded goalkeeper Kovar and tapped the ball into an empty net for Atletico's fifth win in seven matches in the competition.바카라 웹사이트
Third-placed Atletico have 15 points while Leverkusen are sixth with 13 points.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
Data Debrief:바카라 웹사이트Alvarez's memorable display
Alvarez has now netted in three straight Champions League games, in which he has scored a total of five goals.바카라 웹사이트
He has had a hand in 14 goals in his last 13 home Champions League appearances for Manchester City and Atletico, with바카라 웹사이트11 goals and three바카라 웹사이트assists. An incredible 79% of his goals in the competition have come on home soil.바카라 웹사이트
It was also a landmark night for Atletico centre-back Clement Lenglet, who바카라 웹사이트made his 50th Champions League start.
He is the바카라 웹사이트32nd different Frenchman to achieve that feat, with바카라 웹사이트only Spain (35) and Brazil (34) having had바카라 웹사이트more players start 50 or more바카라 웹사이트games in the competition.
