Penalty revenge and concern over a knock for Julián Álvarez | OneFootball

After missing his chance against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey final, Julián Álvarez got his revenge and, with a powerful penalty strike, scored the equalizer for Atlético de Madrid against Arsenal in the Champions League. The goal also meant that La Araña became the Argentine player who needed the fewest matches to reach 25 goals in the continental tournament.

The former River and Manchester City striker was responsible for converting the penalty in the clash against the Gunners, making it 1-1 at the Metropolitano. In doing so, he managed to turn things around after missing his shot in the penalty shootout against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey final.

The goal also made La Araña the Argentine player who needed the fewest matches to reach 25 goals in the Champions League, with 41. With that statistic, he surpassed Lionel Messi (42) and Sergio Agüero (48).

Concern came shortly afterward, when he challenged for the ball with Eberechi Eze and fell to the ground, clearly in pain. Diego Simeone quickly decided to take him off and bring on Álex Baena to avoid a more serious injury for the striker, especially with the World Cup just around the corner.

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