Diego Simeone’s men have taken seven points from their first three matches of the league season. The club has repeatedly ruled out a move to Barcelona for wantaway striker Alvarez, who has also been heavily linked with Arsenal. Atletico Madrid put the noise of the Julian Alvarez transfer saga behind them with a convincing 3-1 victory at Sevilla on Saturday to move top of the early La Liga table. The Argentina international was left out of the matchday squad in Seville, having been booed by his own fans last weekend in a 2-2 home draw with Villarreal.
Atletico Madrid put the noise of the Julian Alvarez transfer saga behind them with a convincing 3-1 victory at Sevilla on Saturday to move top of the early La Liga table.
The Rojiblancos doubled their advantage in the 26th minute, as Ademola Lookman planted a clever shot inside Sevilla goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos’s near post. Atletico were three goals in front just seven minutes later as Spanish World Cup winner Baena scored his second. “Being a world champion boosts your confidence, especially after the strong World Cup I had. Betis, whose fifth-place finish last term secured them a long-awaited return to the Champions League, would have gone top with a third win from as many outings to start their domestic campaign.
“Julian is going through his own personal process, and we’ll be here to help him — and for him to help us on the pitch — because he is an extraordinary player,” Simeone told Movistar of Alvarez. Now the goal is to keep this momentum going,” Baena said.
