[Sport] 18 touches and an exquisite definition: Julián Álvarez's great goal for Manchester City's victory against RB Leipzig in the Champions League

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This Tuesday Julián Álvarez was key in Manchester City's 3-2 victory against RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium, for the fifth round of Group G of the Champions League. It was a complicated match for the current champion of the tournament and the Premier League, who was losing 2-0 in 33 minutes, but in the second half they reacted thanks to the forward of the Argentine team.

The German team took the lead with Lois Openda's double and controlled the actions of the first half. But everything changed in the 53rd minute when Pep Guardiola sought to have more offensive weight and brought out defender Kyle Walker who was replaced by Julián Álvarez.

From the moment he entered, Calchín from Cordoba was decisive since in the first one he played he was part of the discount goal. He gave in quickly to Phil Foden who made a perfect assist to Erling Haaland, who reached 5 shouts and is one of the three scorers of the tournament.

Motivated by the discount and with the support of his people, in the 69th minute Foden himself received the ball in the area and scored to tie it up. There were just over 20 minutes left and the enthusiasm of the citizen team was reactivated.

Although it was difficult for him to unbalance and it was only in the 87th minute when Jeremy Doku touched for Foden and he gave way to La Araña that he was able to score his team's third goal.

 

 

The man from Córdoba did it exquisitely and after 18 touches, becoming once again the hero of City's victory.

Álvarez scored 7 goals in the season, 3 of them in the Champions League. He has played 19 games and provided 6 assists. Every time he is needed he dreams of responding and he is one of the most loved by the City public due to his great dedication on the field of play, with his usual pressure in the rival area.

Since his arrival at City in the middle of last year, La Araña scored 24 goals in 68 games and 11 assists. Whether from the starting eleven or from the substitute bench, Julián is one of the most important players in the team that seeks to repeat the glory of the previous year in which it won the Premier League, its only Champions League, FA Cup and the European Super Cup.

City had already qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League and this Tuesday it seemed that they could suffer their third defeat in 18 games, but they knew how to react at the right moment to be able to continue in the game and for this the presence of Álvarez helped his companions.

Since joining Manchester City in 2022, Julián has known how to be unbalanced and although Haaland's scoring instinct and effectiveness confirm him as the starting area forward, Álvarez offers the alternative with his game outside the area and attack dog at the time. to complicate the exit for rival defenders. This Tuesday La Araña gave another example of his dangerousness in the opponent's field and since his entry, City had the winning card.

 

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