Julian Alvarez scored the 94th minute winner for Atletico Madrid as they beat Real Oviedo 1-0 at Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere.
While the match appeared to be heading for a draw after Jan Oblak frustrated the relegation-battling hosts, Alvarez managed to grab a late victory to see Diego Simeone’s side rise to third in LaLiga following Villarreal’s defeat to Barcelona earlier on Saturday.
Oviedo, who sit eight points adrift of safety at the bottom of the league, started on the front foot as Federico Vilnas tested Oblak early on before firing wide of target from close range, with Atleti struggling to find their rhythm.
The hosts came close to breaking the deadlock twice in first-half stoppage time, with Oblak turning Ilyas Chaira’s first effort around the post and then saving Alberto Reina’s final effort from the resulting corner.
Atleti looked like a different team at the start of the second half when Alvarez came on for Ademola Lookman, although Vinas continued to cause problems for the Atleti defenders at the other end.
Neither side settled for a point, leading to an eventful ending. Alex Baena had a goal disallowed for offside in the 86th minute, while Vinas’ header from a Santi Cazorla corner was saved by Oblak.
Alvarez then decided the match and showed great composure to pass Kwasi Sibo and shoot at the near post in the final minute of stoppage time to give Atleti all three points.
93:11 – Julián Alvarez’s goal, at 93:11, is Atlético Madrid’s latest winner in a @LaLigaEN match since Alexander Sørloth’s goal against Barcelona in December 2024 (95:37). Motivated. pic.twitter.com/3NaMxZUchb
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 28, 2026
Data debrief: Oblak saves the day again
Although Alvarez will grab most of the headlines with his late winner, it was Oblak who provided a crucial performance for Atleti. His six saves ensured they did not fall behind before the Argentine’s stoppage time.
Oviedo might have been better in the final third, with 1.1 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots and Atleti’s 0.97 from 12 attempts, but it was a brave effort from the home side.
Atleti scored five shots in the first half, the most without registering a shot on target in the first 45 minutes of an away match in LaLiga since November 2021 against Cadiz.
Nevertheless, Alvarez’s goal (93:11) was Atleti’s last winner in a league match since Alexander Sorloth against Barcelona (95:37) in December 2024.
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