Champions League: Simeone backs Álvarez despite his goal drought
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen
Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone is urging Julián Álvarez to keep improving despite his failure to score this season. The Argentine striker did hit the post against Alavés before the Champions League match against Manchester United, according to comments reported by Citizen.
Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone asked Julián Álvarez to keep improving despite the Argentine striker having yet to score before the Champions League match against Manchester United on Tuesday 13 October. Simeone spoke at a press conference on Monday, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Manchester United, an English club competing in the Premier League, travel to Madrid after winning their opening league-phase match against Sabah by a wide margin. Atlético de Madrid, meanwhile, began the competition with a defeat at Liverpool, an English Premier League club, according to AFP.
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