Madrid, Oct. 25 -- Julian Alvarez scored the only goal of the game as Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo a Coruna on Saturday night to move to within two points of FC Barcelona, who plays Real Madrid in the Clasico on Sunday.
The Argentinian, who wanted to join FC Barcelona over the summer, scored his first league goalin the Metropolitano Stadium in almost a year as he slipped the ball home after a pass from Alex Grimaldo in the 47th to bring an otherwise dull game to life.
Villarreal fought back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 away to Valencia on Saturday, leaving new Valencia coach Javier Aguirre without a win in his first three games in charge.
Villarreal had been on top in the first half but again failed to take their chances and fell behind wh...