Atletico Madrid picked up momentum ahead of the derby against Real Madrid with a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo thanks to Julián Álvarez’s 90th-minute winner in the Spanish league.

Atlético de Madrid returned to winning ways with a late 1-0 smash-and-grab at Celta Vigo. A cagey affair remained scoreless midway through the second half when Jan Oblak produced a superb reflex save to deny Iago Aspas. But Julián Alvarez snatched maximum points at the end of normal time to rack up maximum points ahead of Sunday’s Madrid derby.

A late goal from Julian Alvarez earned Atletico Madrid a dramatic 1-0 win at Celta de Vigo on Thursday to lift them to third place in the LaLiga standings.

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Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone was pleased with his side's defensive performance as they secured a 1-0 away-win against Celta Vigo in La Liga on Thursday night (local time). Julian Alvarez's 90th-minute effort separated the two sides at Balaidos and helped Los Colchoneros secure their fourth league-win of the season.

There’s no doubt that Iago Aspas is a Celta Vigo legend. Aside from one season each at Liverpool and Sevilla, he has spent the entirety of his career in Galicia, and despite being 37 years of age,