Atlético de Madrid returned to winning ways with a late 1-0 smash-and-grab at Celta Vigo.

Scorers: Alvarez 90′

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.

Diego Simeone’s side returned to third in LaLiga after being temporarily overtaken by Villarreal earlier in midweek.