Julian Alverez made Atletico Madrid come from the disadvantageous position in Wanda Metropolitan on Wednesday night helping the Spanish side secure the third spot in the Champions League table.
Atletico Madrid Make A Phenomenal Comeback Making 2-1 Final Score With Brace Of Alverz Despite Going 1 Man Down With Leverkusen In The Champions League
Atletico went one man down in the 25th minute of the game due to a nasty challenge from Barrios. The referee made the decision to give a red card instead of a yellow one after observing the incident in the VAR. With 10 men, Atletico faced challenges in facing defense due to 1 man disadvantage in the midfield that led to a goal in the 45th minute of the game.
Bayer Leverkusen left-back Hincapie scored a header from a cross of Mukiele opening the scoresheet for the game due to poor man-marking from Atletico Defenders. Simione made a second-half substitution of replacing Javi Galan with Mandava that gave defensive solidarity and helped attackers to focus on breaking the opponent's line of defense
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In the second half, Atletico made several chances but failed to capitalize until Julian Alveraz made a good run to snatch a lofted pass from Leverkusen's defender and finished it into the net scoring the equalizer for the Spanish side. In 76 minutes, the goalscorer from the German side got his second yellow for a foul, and player numbers got balanced in the game making it easier for Atletico to attack.
In the final minute of the game, Alverez showed his positioning skill taking the pass from second-half substitute Correa to score his brace. The Argentinian became the savior for Simione in this team that helped to keep a strong position in the Champions League game.
Leverkusen Shifted to 6th position due the defeat with Atletico that hampered their dream run In UCL
The defeat made Xavi Alonso’s team shift to six positions with 13 points in 7 matches. Atletico has 15 points in the same number of matches of which 5 wins and two losses for the Spanish side. The table would shuffle after the games on Thursday and it would be important to see how Manchester City, PSG, Real Madrid, and Bayern play their game on the UCL nights.
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