Oblak was key as Celta suffered their first home defeat of the season, producing an excellent save to deny Iago Aspas at his near post just before the break

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 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. Atletico avoided a second straight draw to move up to 15 points, one clear of Villarreal and two behind Real Madrid, who they host on Sunday. Barcelona lead on 21 points.

Julian Alvarez's lone goal in the 90th-minute helped Atletico Madrid secure a 1-0 away-win over Celta Vigo at Balaidos in La Liga on Thursday (local time). The result helped Diego Simeon's side secure their fourth win and move to 15 points from seven games,