Marca: In three games against Getafe since joining Atletico Madrid, Alvarez has yet to score.

November 22 According to statistics from "Marca", since joining Atletico Madrid, Alvarez has scored 38 goals in 72 games, averaging 0.53 goals per game.

Alvarez has already shown himself to be a world-class player in his first season under the tutelage of Simeone and has proven to be Atletico's ideal forward choice now and into the future, and the start of his second season has further raised expectations. In fact, he has scored 9 goals in 15 games (he scored 6 goals in the same period last season), and his goals per game has increased to 0.6 goals per game.

Moreover, Alvarez’s performance when facing opponents on the road is particularly outstanding. He has scored goals at the Bernabeu, Montjuïc and other stadiums, and the number of goals scored as an away team player (17) is almost equal to the number of goals scored at home (21). Despite failing to score in the last five away games, Alvarez still maintains a record of averaging 0.51 goals per game in 33 away games.

So, despite missing several training sessions this week due to a fever, Alvarez is expected to score again in the away game against Getafe. In addition to Alvarez's scoring habit, opponents are also one of the targets he needs to break through. Along with Villarreal and Alaves, Getafe is one of the teams he has failed to score against three times in Spain so far. This was an "anomaly" in his career, as he only performed worse against Arsenal, Brentford and Crystal Palace, failing to score in all four encounters.

In fact, Alvarez, as the core player of Atletico Madrid, has shown great potential, making him expected to become one of the best shooters in the club's history. While still a long way from Griezmann's 203 goals or Aguero's 101, one only has to look at his performance in his first 72 games - Griezmann has scored 36 to Aguero's 23 at this stage - to understand Alvarez's importance.