With a goal from Argentine Rodrigo de Paul, Atlético de Madrid beat Celta de Vigo 1-0 this Sunday, in the 35th round of the Spanish Championship. The result left the team very close to securing a place in the next edition of the Champions League.
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Despite dominating the match, Atlético was hampered by the great performance of goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, until De Paul pulled off a great goal: he dominated at the edge of the area and hit a beautiful right shot into the corner, six minutes from the end of the game.
“When I’m close to the area, I know I have to finish the play so as not to give in to the counterattack. I had in mind that if the ball arrived I was going to shoot. I won’t say I tried to shoot there, but I tried to score,” he declared. the Argentine midfielder in an interview with the platform DAZN.
With this victory, Atlético is in fourth place, with 70 points, eight ahead of Athletic Bilbao, in fifth place, with three rounds remaining in the championship. Coach Diego Simeone’s team could even fight for third place: they are five points behind Girona and three behind Barcelona, who will close the round against Real Sociedad on Monday.
In the other game already completed this Sunday, Cádiz defeated Getafe 1-0, a victory that keeps the team alive in the fight against relegation. With 29 points in 18th place, Cádiz is five behind Celta and Rayo Vallecano, 17th and 16th respectively.