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Julin Rubares was once again the star of the Champions League, scoring a stunning free-kick goal in Atl\u00e9tico Madrid’s 2-0 win over FC Barcelona. <\/p>\n
His goal at the end of the first half not only put the Reds ahead, but was also talked about for its accuracy and similarity to that of Argentina teammate Lionel Messi. He admitted he was inspired. <\/p>\n
Ibarez reveals the secret behind his incredible goal against Rose<\/h2>\n
The play that led to Jurin’s goal began after Pau Cubers was sent off in the 44th minute, leaving the Catalans with 10 players. This gave Atl\u00f3tico a valuable chance to break the deadlock, and Rubares did not let it go. <\/p>\n
The Argentine forward curled his shot over the wall and into the left corner of goalkeeper Jo\u00e3o Garca’s goal for his ninth goal of the competition. Alexander Sorloth added his second goal in the 74th minute to seal the victory.<\/p>\n
After the match, Jurin revealed that his shooting technique has improved and evolved by observing and learning from the Argentina national team captain.<\/p>\n
“When I’m with the national team, I always take time to watch how he does things and try to use his techniques in practices and matches here,” he confessed.<\/p>\n
The truth is that his goal reminded soccer fans and analysts of Messi’s iconic goal against Liverpool in the 2019 Champions League final, also at Camp Nou. “I saw that goal a few times and they showed it a lot. I didn’t know if it was there or not,” he said.<\/p>\n
In fact, “La Haller” also revealed that he had practiced taking “5 or 6 free kicks” during pre-game practice, but never managed to score a single goal. “It was important to score today,” he said, looking happy after seeing the results of his persistence.<\/p>\n
The goal not only confirmed his place as one of the key players in Cholo Simeone’s side, but also gave Atltico Madrid a strong position ahead of the second leg, when they host Rose at the Metropolitano on 14 April.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jurin and Lionel could be preparing to defend their title in Qatar in 2022 if Messi ultimately decides to take part in the tournament. Argentina top Group J, which also includes Austria, Algeria and Jordan, and will make their debut against Algeria on Tuesday, June 16th at Kansas City Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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