Alvarez strikes but Espanyol hit back late for 2-1 victory
PSG midfielder’s 67th-minute deflected shot seals 1-0 win
Atlético Madrid started with a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in La Liga on Sunday as the hosts overturned Julián Alvarez’s opener with late goals from substitutes Miguel Rubio and Pere Milla.
Alvarez showed his quality in the 37th minute, curling a superb free-kick into the top corner to give Atlético the lead after Espanyol’s Leandro Cabrera had pushed Conor Gallagher.
The Argentinian came close again in the second half when he collected the ball inside the box, skipped past two defenders and fired a shot against the crossbar.
