Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez on Barcelona and Arsenal talk: “I can’t constantly be denying rumours”

“I can’t be constantly clarifying or denying things. I don’t pay attention to what’s on social media because it often becomes a snowball of lies. That’s why I don’t waste energy on it and I save it for the things that interest me and for what I can do to help the team.”

Alvarez on Arsenal clash

The focus was initially on their semi-final with Arsenal,  and Alvarez said his teammates were attempting to make history.

“We’re having a very good season. If we reach the final, we’ll have played every game of the season, and that’s what we’re focused on. We’re doing well as a group, and we want to make history ourselves.”

The Argentina international had no strong feeling on whether it was an advantage to play at the Metropolitano first, or a disadvantage.

“It depends on how you look at it; it can be better or worse. In the Copa against Barcelona, ​​we did well playing at home first with that 4-0 win, and against Club Brugge, we started away. The important thing is to play two great matches. These games are decided by details; we play the first one with our fans, and we hope to take the advantage.”

Atletico face Arsenal on Wednesday night at 21:00 CEST in Madrid, with the return leg on Tuesday in London.