In addition to moving his team closer to the forthcoming return leg at the Cívitas Metropolitano, Julián Álvarez’s pivotal goal in Tuesday’s Champions League match against Real Madrid has also moved him one step closer to being the all-time leading scorer in his first season under coach Diego Simeone.
After leaving Racing Club to take over as manager of Atletico de Madrid in December 2011, Diego Pablo Simeone has solidified the team’s standing among Europe’s best, as evidenced by both individual and team statistics. In this instance, we are discussing goals that were scored by a single player with the help of the squad as a whole.
With 15 goals in his first season under the Argentine coach, David Villa was the team’s top scorer in the 2013–2014 campaign, which saw Atletico win the championship. His dominance was short-lived, nonetheless, as Antoine Griezmann overtook him in the 2014–2015 campaign with an incredible 25 goals.
A new forward who is from the same nation as the manager of Atletico Madrid is making waves this season. In Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 first leg against Real Madrid, Julián Álvarez equalized with his 22nd goal. With plenty of the season left, the youthful star is now only three goals away from tying Griezmann’s record, even though the squad ultimately lost because of the rival’s comeback.
