Atletico Madrid fight back to secure a remarkable Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen, despite playing with ten-men for 65 minutes, thanks to two goals by Julian Alvarez.

Atletico Madrid fought back to rescue a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday as Julian Alvarez's second-half brace cancelled out Piero Hincapie's opener in an action-packed game which ended with both sides down to 10 men.

Julian Alvarez scored a second-half brace as a 10-man Atletico Madrid came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at home on Tuesday, and take a major step towards a top-eight finish.

Two second half goals from Julian Álvarez, including a last minute winner, saw Atletico Madrid come from behind to beat Bayer Leverkusen. Pablo Barrios was sent off inside a half an hour, following a challenge on Nordi Mukiele that was upgraded to red by VAR.

With both sides aiming to secure a top eight finish in the Champions League opening phase, Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen are separated by just a single point ahead of their clash at the