Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had one final 30-word message for departed striker Julian Alvarez last summer, the Argentine forward has revealed.The Argentina international, who won everything

Julian Alvarez, forward for Atletico Madrid, scored a goal in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against Real Madrid, surpassing Argentina teammate Lionel Messi’s mark. This Tuesday, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid faced off in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Julian Alvarez has admitted that not featuring in the Champions League final convinced him to leave Manchester City - but he harbours no resentment towards Pep Guardiola. Alvarez, 25, has been enjoying a stunning campaign since securing an £81.5million switch to Atletico Madrid.

In a stellar debut season, Julian Alvarez has matched an impressive milestone set by Luis Suarez in Atletico Madrid’s last title-winning campaign.

Atlético Madrid was trailing 1-0 after Rodrygo put Real Madrid ahead, but one of Diego Simeone’s most dangerous players, Julián Álvarez, stepped up in the 32nd minute to level the score and silence the Santiago Bernabéu with his goal.

Alvarez came off the bench to send Atletico top of La Liga on Saturday with the only goal in a 1-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao, although Barcelona moved back clear of the Rojiblancos on Sunday by a point. "When we learned that it was confirmed, his arrival, it made us very happy, very happy indeed," said Simeone over the weekend.

Atletico Madrid climbed into provisional top spot in LaLiga with a battling 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday thanks to a second-half strike from substitute Julian Alvarez.