Julián Alvarez was the hero for Atlético de Madrid tonight at Balaídos with his goal in the final minutes of a tight match between Celta and Atlético. 'La Araña' tipped the balance in favour of the red-and-whites with a mischievous goal after an extraordinary cross from Antoine Griezmann who once again appeared firmly. The Argentine finished off the Frenchman's pass to give a very important victory to an Atlético side that needed these three points like food to continue in its fight to win LaLiga.
Julián , who came on in the second half and changed his position considerably during the course of the match, was quite involved in the team's offensive play. The Argentine started on the left and later played in the centre and was a more important forward in search of balls behind the defender. After giving Atlético de Madrid three golden points, 'La Araña' could not hide his happiness from the media.
Julian, happy with the victory
The Argentine was extremely happy to have been able to contribute a goal to the team, even though he had to come off the bench. Julián had a fantastic second half, which culminated with his goal in the final minutes to give a much-needed victory to the team managed by Diego Pablo Simeone . While waiting for many more to come in the following matches, the Argentine said that the goal helps him to redeem himself and that "it is always positive to be able to help the team in this way."
Julián spoke about the difficulty of Balaídos , stating that it is "a very complicated field" and praised the work of Celta , who he said "put up a difficult match." The Atlético forward also spoke about all the positions he was seen in, claiming that "it doesn't matter where he plays as long as he can contribute positive things to the team." Knowing the challenge that Atlético faces on Sunday, the fact of winning a match that had become bogged down in this way motivates the red-and-whites and Julián .
Plugged in to welcome Madrid
There is always more than just three points at stake in the derby, with this match being a crucial duel in the future of the championship and with a lot at stake. A win for Atlético would put them second in the standings, thus overtaking their eternal rival, who are currently two points ahead of Atlético in the league table. Prepared to take on the challenge, Simeone 's men are more than confident that things will go smoothly this Sunday.