Julian Alvarez's Late Goal Secures Atletico Madrid a 1-0 Victory Against Celta Vigo in La Liga-WATCH

Atlético Madrid won an exciting La Liga match against Celta Vigo with a late goal from Julián Álvarez in the 90th minute. Atlético Madrid secured third place in the La Liga rankings with their stunning 1-0 triumph. Both sides had equal fouls and corners; Celta Vigo had more possession with 59%, but the game was closely fought. Atlético Madrid showed great defensive ability, therefore restricting Celta Vigo to just 4 shots on target. This victory brought Atlético Madrid to 15 points, behind Real Madrid, their next opponent. Julián Álvarez and Atlético Madrid's goalkeeper, Jan Oblak, were the best players in the game; his outstanding saves guaranteed their victory.

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Julian Alaverz nets goal to save Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo

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 Thursday in the Spanish league.

Álvarez poked home a cross by Antoine Griezmann to give Diego Simeone’s team the win in Vigo.

“What matters are the three points,” said Álvarez, Atletico’s big-money offseason signing. “If it’s 1-0 or 5-0, what is important is to get the three points. We knew it was going to be a difficult match against Celta here.”

Atletico remains two points behind second-place Madrid going into Sunday’s match at Atletico’s Metropolitano Stadium. Both are chasing Barcelona, which has won its first seven league games this season.

Atletico struggled to create scoring opportunities until Griezmann curled a left-footed cross into the area. Álvarez ran between a couple of defenders to poke the ball into the net with his right foot.

It was the 24-year-old Argentina forward’s second goal since joining Atletico from Manchester City .

Celta, which has lost four of its last five matches, had come close to scoring several times, being stopped by yet another solid performance by goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

Atletico was coming off a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano but had won its previous three games in all competitions.

After the derby at the Metropolitano, Simeone’s team will visit Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday.

(With AP inputs)