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Scoreless Sørloth as Atlético claims vital points

Alexander Sørloth was substituted without scoring as Atlético Madrid secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Real Oviedo with a last-minute goal by Julian Alvarez.

Atlético Madrid traveled north to face Real Oviedo in La Liga's 26th round. Sørloth, who had scored five goals in his last two matches, started on top but was replaced by Antoine Griezmann after 60 minutes. The match remained goalless until the 93rd minute when Julian Alvarez finally broke the deadlock.

The victory puts Atlético in third place, 15 points behind leaders Barcelona.