Julián Alvarez ends his goal drought for Atlético de Madrid

Julián keeps getting his spark back. Last night he showed a good level and, at long last, found the net. He is on his way back.

Last night, at long last, the Spider struck. Julián Alvarez scored again in a competitive match for Atlético de Madrid 174 days later: he had not found the net since 29.04.2026 (against Arsenal, in the Champions League). Last night Julián scored his first goal of the 2026-27 season. He celebrated it with fury and passion, knowing how important it was for the team.

He received a firm, low pass from Lookman and Julián fired with his left foot, sending the ball in close to the top corner of the Stuttgart goal to give Atleti the equaliser. Perhaps he has lifted a heavy weight off his shoulders, and hopefully from now on he will return to his true level, which is very high, the level of a star, the level Atleti need.

At last he celebrated a goal again. A feeling he had not experienced in red and white since the distant 29 April, when he scored against Arsenal in the first leg of the previous season's Champions League semi-finals. For almost six months a goal eluded Julián, one which, beyond being his 50th since he pulled on the Atlético shirt (25 in LaLiga, seven in the Copa del Rey and already 18 in the Champions League).

After the match, Simeone said Julián had scored "a great goal" and highlighted his "tremendous work for the team".