With a brilliant curling finish, Julian Alvarez helped Atletico Madrid beat Slovan Bratislava 3-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday and provided a timely reminder of what Manchester City is missing on a big night for the ailing English champions.

Atletico Madrid had looked in some trouble after losing two of their opening three league phase matches in the Champions League. However, they have now made it three in a row, and 10 across all

After a poor start to the Champions League that saw Atletico lose two of their first three games, they have since turned things around by winning the following three in the competition