Julián Álvarez has a dream career. He won everything that can be won at the collective level (2018 Copa Libertadores [against their classic rival], First Division Tournaments and National Cups [in Argentina and England], 2022-2023 Champions League, 2023 Club World Cup, 2021 and 2024 Copa América, 2022 Finalissima and 2022 World Cup), however, on a personal level, he still has several titles left, such as the Ballon d'Or, and other personal achievements. Despite this, his personal statistics improve every time he plays and he keeps breaking records wherever he plays.
More recently, at Atlético Madrid he matched a record of none other than Lionel Messi. The forward and the Rosario star are the only two Argentinians in history to score a goal against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu in a Champions League knockout stage, Messi did it in 2011 while playing for Barcelona and Julián in the last classic. Additionally, according to Transfermarkt, the Argentine number 9 scored two more goals (15) than "La Pulga" (13) in their first 26 matches in the continental tournament.
Meanwhile, according to Gastón Trucco, a journalist specialized in sports statistics, he stated that with that goal he also became the first player in history to score against Madrid in Champions play-offs with teams from different countries (2023 with Manchester City, England, and 2025 with Atlético Madrid, Spain).
