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

"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.