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.

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.

Piero Hincapie had put Leverkusen a goal up in the first half, following Pablo Barrios' red card for Atleti, which had looked like it put the visitors on course for victory

Julian Alvarez came to Atletico Madrid's rescue as they edged Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in a game that saw both teams finish with 10 men.

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.