Nobody said that Julián Alvarez 's start at Atléticode Madrid was going to be easy. Nor was it for players like Antoine Griezmann , the club's all-time top scorer and one of the best footballers to have worn the red and white of Atlético Madrid. However, it is still shocking that the 'spider' has only scored one goal so far this season.
Julián Alvarez is having a difficult adaptation process in which, despite having a large number of minutes, he is not able to transform them into goals or assists. There is no fear in AtléticodeMadrid or in DiegoPablo Simeone , who knows that it is a matter of time before the Argentine striker starts to score many of his chances. While that moment arrives, the new Atlético star has spoken on ESPN 's microphones and has made several striking statements about the level of his teammates and his aspirations.
Eager to lift his second Champions League
The 'spider' Alvarez knows what it is like to win the long-awaited Champions League , after having won it with Manchester City in the 22/23 season. However, the Argentine wants to win with Atlético de Madrid so that the Atlético fans, after three lost finals, know what it feels like to win the 'orejona'. On this subject, Julián Alvarez himself has commented that " Atleti has a team to reach the Champions League final, yes."
"Obviously we believe and feel that we can do it because with the squad we have we can compete with anyone," added the '19' from Atlético de Madrid. A message of hope that many Atlético Madrid fans are clinging to, even though they are aware of how difficult it is to get so far in the competition. However, hope is the last thing to be lost or, as they used to say at the Vicente Calderón and now at the CívitasMetropolitano , "never stop believing."
This season, the road to reaching the long-awaited final will be longer than usual, as the changes made by UEFA have increased the number of matches. However, the first step has already been taken: winning the first match of the 'group' by beating RB Leipzig by two to one with a great comeback included. The next challenge will be next Wednesday against Benfica , third in the Portuguese league, at the Estadio Da Luz , being the first European away game of the 24/25 season.
He also spoke about the new additions
Despite the positive message from Julián Alvarez , he also wanted to give a small warning about the large number of new players who arrived at Atlético de Madrid during the past summer. "Here, little by little, there are also many new players who have joined this year," said the Argentine. Although he is very confident and assures that "we will go from less to more," promising a better performance from Sorloth, Conor Gallagher, Le Normand , the striker himself, etc.