Julián Álvarez has found his cruising pace. After a goal against Real Madrid (1-1), a double against Valence (3-0), then a goal and a decisive pass this week against Barça (4-4), the Argentinian put the work on the profession. This Saturday evening, it was he who allowed Atlético to take the lead in the Liga ranking by scoring the only goal of the match against Bilbao (1-0), only 7 minutes after entering the game.
He had found the solution on a love of Ballon by Marcos Llorente in the depth, before adjusting perfectly Unai Simon (66th, 1-0). Thanks to this success, Atlético de Madrid passes leader in Liga, two points ahead of Barça and Real Madrid. Bilbao, who had not lost since 16 championship games, is 4th, six points behind.
