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

After having missed in the shootout 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 the Spider became the Argentine who needed the fewest matches to reach 25 goals in the continental competition.

The former River and Manchester City forward was responsible for converting the penalty against the Gunners and leveling the match at 1-1 at the Metropolitano. In doing so, he turned things around after having missed his attempt in the penalty shootout against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey final.

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

The 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 send on Álex Baena, to avoid a more serious injury for the forward, especially with the World Cup just around the corner.

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