"Julian Alvarez has been left out of Atletico Madrid's squad for their Champions League trip to face Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday. A club source told ESPN that the star forward was suffering from discomfort, without providing further details. Alvarez, 25, was substituted at halftime in Atletico's 2-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal on Saturday -- after providing the assist for Pablo Barrios to open the scoring -- being replaced by Alexander Srloth."
"Alvarez has been a key player for Atletico since signing from Manchester City in 2024, scoring 17 LaLiga goals last season, as well as seven in ten Champions League appearances. The forward's double-touch penalty in the round of 16 shootout against rivals Real Madrid saw Atletico eliminated from last season's competition. In his absence, coach Diego Simeone has Srloth, Antoine Griezmann and Giacomo Raspadori as experienced attacking options available at Anfield, as well as wide forward Nico Gonzalez."
No cause for panic with Florian Wirtz's slow start at Liverpool; he is expected to come good despite early Premier League struggles. Julian Alvarez was left out of Atletico Madrid's Champions League squad for the trip to Anfield because of discomfort, with no further details provided. Alvarez was substituted at halftime in Atletico's 2-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal after assisting Pablo Barrios and was replaced by Alexander Srloth. Alvarez scored 17 LaLiga goals last season and seven in ten Champions League appearances since signing from Manchester City in 2024. Atletico will also miss Johnny Cardoso, Alex Baena and Thiago Almada for the match.
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