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Álvarez scores late to give Atletico Madrid 1-0 win over Celta Vigo

Robert Lewandowski scored two late goals before João Cancelo snatched the 89th-minute winner to lead Barcelona to a 3-2 comeback win over Celta Vigo at home in the Spanish league on Saturday. RELATED | Man City beats Nottingham Forest 2-0 despite Rodri red card “It was a great fightback,” said Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández, who signed a contract extension through …

Ten-man Atletico Madrid beat Celto Viga 1-0 in LaLiga on Sunday after second-half substitute Memphis Depay opened his account for the club following his January move with a late winner. Atletico had gone close in the first half with Alvaro Morata seeing his close-range header miss the top corner while at the other end Gabri Veiga had a header from …

La Liga: Depay fires late winner to give 10-man Atletico Madrid victory at Celta Vigo

Late Winner

For an eighth match in a row, Madrid failed to score in the first half and this was their fifth game out of the last six that has seen them unable to score more than once. Karim Benzema proved the difference again for Real Madrid on Saturday by scoring a late winner against Rayo Vallecano to send his team nine …

Another outstanding night by Luis Suárez wasn’t enough to keep Atlético Madrid from missing a chance to increase its lead in the Spanish league. An Atlético team depleted by the coronavirus conceded late in drawing with Celta Vigo 2-2 at home despite another Suárez double on Monday. “We know that we have to win these games at home, and today …

Mario Mandzukic is set to end six months in exile by joining Celta Vigo on a free transfer - having reportedly spurned the opportunity to move to Aston Villa and West Ham. Reports suggested Aston Villa and West Ham were keen to offer the Croatian a late career dabble in the Premier League but according to Di Marzio he turned …

LaLiga: Iago Aspas' late strike helps Celta Vigo hold Barcelona to thrilling 2-2 draw; Atletico Madrid beat Alaves

Quique Setien’s Barcelona twice threw away their lead against Celta Vigo and despite climbing to the top of the table with 69 points, can be pushed back to second if Real Madrid win against Espanyol on Sunday. Vigo, Spain: Spain striker Iago Aspas dealt a fresh blow to Barcelona’s LaLiga title hopes by striking a late free kick to snatch …

Villarreal midfielder Manu Trigueros bundled in a late winner to give his side a 1-0 La Liga away win at relegation-threatened Celta Vigo in an otherwise lacklustre contest on Saturday. Both teams struggled to hit top gear at the Balaidos stadium following the long break due to the coronavirus pandemic, but substitute Trigueros' 91st minute strike sealed all three points …

Karim Benzema scored a goal and set up another as Real Madrid began its Spanish league campaign with a comfortable 3-1 win at Celta Vigo on Saturday. Madrid's attempts to transfer Bale failed and coach Zinedine Zidane started Wales forward at Balaídos Stadium. It was Madrid's first away win since Zidane returned as coach late last season. Celta thought it …