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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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.

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,