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.

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.

Julian Alvarez scores in the 90th minute as they win 1-0 at Celta