As was widely expected, Julian Alvarez started Manchester City's friendly against Barcelona on Wednesday night, and as was the case the last time he took the place of Erling Haaland, he was impressive.
City played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Barcelona at Camp Nou, a friendly that raised eyebrows due to its timing but was organised for an undoubtedly good cause.
The match was organised in the name of fighting ALS disease - known as motor neurone disease (MND) in the UK - from which former Barca goalkeeper and coach Juan Carlos Unzue suffers. Unzue organised the match with Barcelona, with all proceeds going to ALS charities.
