Provedel got up for a late corner and flicked a beautiful header into the net from Luis Alberto’s cross with just seconds remaining.
Lazio players erupted in wild celebrations, racing to hug their improbable goalscoring hero.
Atletico had taken the lead in the first half thanks to a deflected shot from Pablo Barrios.
After Alvaro Morata hit the post, Provedel made several fantastic saves to keep Lazio in the game before contributing crucially at the other end of the pitch to earn the Italians a point in Group E.
After Jorg Butt (three penalties between 2000 and 2009), Sinan Bolat (December 2009), and Vincent Enyeama (September 2010), Provedel becomes the fourth different goalkeeper to score a Champions League goal.
“I think it’s something that becomes natural for a player,” he says of making a conscious effort to score more goals. I like how they defend and provide time to the midfielders to shoot; it’s something I’m trying to work on and improve, despite the fact that it’s not my strongest suit. Not only the goals, but also the assists in that part of the game.”
“I think the role is a difficult role, you have to learn it over the years,” he says of his role at Man City. I’m very pleased with how far I’ve come in this role. I’m not the same player I was in my early years. Not moving, always being the safe pass, the one the teammate can rely on on a pass.
. The most important part of a player is knowing your role. I think my role is to avoid counter-attacks, to make sure the team is solid in that third. It’s an important part of the game to recover the ball and keep attacking.”
“I think we have a lot of tools to be fair in this club,” he says of how new players adjust to Man City so rapidly. The most significant advantage a player has is that when they step onto the field, they have a plethora of tools at their disposal. It’s not always simple for gamers here. You must develop and comprehend the role you are performing. It says a lot about the coaches and Pep that everyone who comes into the game adapts pretty quickly. Julian, for example, is a striker who plays as a number 10. It speaks to you about the adaptability of the managers and players.”
“I think we have a lot of tools to be fair in this club,” he says of how new players adjust to Man City so rapidly. The most significant advantage a player has is that when they step onto the field, they have a plethora of tools at their disposal. It’s not always simple for gamers here. You must develop and comprehend the role you are performing. It says a lot about the coaches and Pep that everyone who comes into the game adapts pretty quickly. Julian, for example, is a striker who plays as a number 10. It speaks to you about the adaptability of the managers and players.”
Manchester City’s Rodri told TNT Sports, “I think it was a tough game, even though we could’ve scored two or three goals in the first half.” We weren’t as clinical as we could have been. They scored on their first attempt, as they did against West Ham.
“The most important thing is to talk to the guys at halftime and say, ‘don’t panic, let’s keep doing our job.'” We ended up scoring three goals, Julian [Alvarez] was fantastic, Kyle [Walker] was close, and I scored, so it was a full game in every way.”
“I saw in that moment and looked for the far corner,” he said of his goal. You don’t always have to shoot hard. Stefan told me at halftime that the goalkeeper was always in the game.
“I think we have a lot of tools to be fair in this club,” he says of how new players adjust to Man City so rapidly. The most significant advantage a player has is that when they step onto the field, they have a plethora of tools at their disposal. It’s not always simple for gamers here. You must develop and comprehend the role you are performing. It says a lot about the coaches and Pep that everyone who comes into the game adapts pretty quickly. Julian, for example, is a striker who plays as a number 10. It speaks to you about the adaptability of the managers and players.”
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told TNT Sports, “I don’t know how many chances we missed in the last two games.”
“We played extremely well, but we were unable to score goals.” We were constant, and in the end, we won.”
“Having 22 shots on goal means you’re playing really well,” he says of not scoring after 22 shots in the first half. It must be the responsibility of those in front to score the goals. It would have been very different if we had scored two goals early on.
“We played another fantastic game like West Ham.” We missed opportunities, but we were able to produce a variety of opportunities, and we will win the games.”
“I think we have a lot of tools to be fair in this club,” he says of how new players adjust to Man City so rapidly. The most significant advantage a player has is that when they step onto the field, they have a plethora of tools at their disposal. It’s not always simple for gamers here. You must develop and comprehend the role you are performing. It says a lot about the coaches and Pep that everyone who comes into the game adapts pretty quickly. Julian, for example, is a striker who plays as a number 10. It speaks to you about the adaptability of the managers and players.”
Manchester City came from behind to defeat Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade, with Julian Alvarez scoring two second-half goals as Pep Guardiola’s men opened their Champions League championship defense.
Red Star, European Cup winners in 1991, threatened a memorable victory when Osman Bukari put them ahead at the conclusion of the first half.
But City equalized in less than 90 seconds after the restart, as Alvarez sprinted onto Erling Haaland’s return pass, deceived Red Star keeper Omri Glazer, and squeezed the ball home from a tight angle while still sprinting at full speed.
Glazer ruined an otherwise excellent effort 13 minutes later as he attempted to deflect Alvarez’s free kick but failed.
