Diego Simeone said that Julián Álvarez intended to finish “in a special place” with Atlétic .
Atlético opposed her after midfielder Pablo Barrios sent in the 25th minute to the Metropolitan, then Piero emphasized the visitors Leverkusen 1-0 before part time.
Álvarez was abandoned, emphasis was sent and then maintained a cold head to finish late, to leave Atlético 3 of the Champions table, with 15 numbers of seven games.
“When the idea of [signing] Julian, that’s what moved us,” Simeone told Movistar. “He has an experience. He is a player with an even older gift and future.
“Hopefully we can help him as a team, and he can continue to have the humility that will have to continue running, paintings and fight for everything, because I have no doubt that the years will pass, he will leave a special position in this club.
Atlético won dramatic victories in the Champions League this season so far, beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in November and now put Leverkusen very imaginary. RB RB Salzburg in its last phase game of the league with a great possibility of making the eight most sensible.
“This is an adjustment that will remain in the memories of the other people who saw it,” Simeone said on Tuesday. “They were greater in the first half. They did not leave the ball. One team played and the other did not enter the adjustment.
“What happened at the moment is a coincidence, the team did it in other games. We matched, we were sent, we felt that we could win it. We took the possibility that we had and won an emotional champion of the league.
Álvarez admitted that the game is the center of attention of his career at Atlético so far, since he joined Manchester City last summer.
“Probably yes, with everything that happened, descending to ten men early, admitting,” Álvarez told Movistar. “It’s difficult. But we played our game, the team grew, level, and with ten opposites to ten, we saw that we were lucky to win.
“These are 3 very vital points, and they will help us continue in what we do. “
“Julian matched anything,” said Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso. “It’s not just football, it’s maturity. We have to do it if we need to compete. “