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Simeone explains Alvarez absence during Atletico Madrid victory

Julian Alvarez was entirely left out of the Atletico Madrid squad for their opening La Liga fixture against Malaga on Wednesday. The high-profile omission comes amid intense speculation linking the Argentine with a move to Barcelona, despite Diego Simeone insisting the forward simply needs more time to train following his recent international commitments with Argentina.

One picture exposes everything: what is happening to Julian Alvarez at Atletico Madrid?

Clean-shaven and scowling..

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Atlético president responds: will Álvarez run into the anger of Madrid's fans after the Barcelona crisis?

Cerezo insists his club is determined to keep the Argentine striker

Álvarez alternative slips away: a new striker escapes Barcelona's grasp

João Pedro chooses to renew with Chelsea

"An arrogant party manipulating behind Atletico's back": fierce attack on Barcelona in the Alvarez saga

"An extremely despicable manner"

23 titles and 466 million euros in transfer revenue: an analysis conducted by LaLiga proves the value of investing in developing young talent

An analysis carried out by LaLiga examines the relationship between the international successes achieved by Spanish clubs and national teams across their various categories over the past decade, and the Spanish model based on investing in the development of young talent.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
6	Yupanqui	24	8	9	7	31	26	5	33	D W L D D
6	Lamadrid	24	8	9	7	20	23	-3	33	W D L D D
8	Atlas	24	8	8	8	20	21	-1	32	W W L D L
9	Central Cordoba de Rosario	24	7	9	8	21	20	1	30	D W L W W
10	El Porvenir	24	5	14	5	18	21	-3	29	W L D L L

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