Julián Alvarez, the star of Atlético de Madrid
Argentine striker Julián Alvarez has been key in Atlético de Madrid’s eight consecutive victories. With eleven goals and two assists in 22 games, Alvarez has a 0.50 goal average per game and a goal every 117 minutes of play.
His effectiveness in front of goal is remarkable, with 27 shots inside the area that have resulted in 10 goals. Although Kylian Mbappe was expected to have a similar performance, the Frenchman is being heavily criticized after missing the last two penalties he has taken.
Mbappe has scored 10 goals with Real Madrid in 20 games, but needs 74 shots to score eight goals inside the area, while Alvarez needs only 2.7. In short, Alvarez is the star of Atlético de Madrid and the Atléticos dream of similar achievements to those of the last World Cup in Qatar.
