UCL: Atletico Beat Leverkusen Despite 10-Men

Another Spanish club staged a comeback as Julian Alvarez scored a 90th-minute winner to lift Atletico Ma🔴drid🌞 past Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. Atletico lost Pablo Barrios to a 23rd-minute red card and went into half time 1-0 down to a Piero Hincapie header for Leverkusen. Alvarez scored in the 52nd and had the momentum when Hincapie was sent off for a second yellow card, before Alvarez struck again to take the win and lift Atletico to third.

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Updated on: 22 January 2025 12:16 pm

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