It has been a tough start to the season for Julian Alvarez, who has failed to make a significant impact since he joined Atletico Madrid from Manchester City. However, now could be the time that he

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.