Atlético Madrid traveled north to face bottom-of-the-table Real Oviedo in La Liga's 26th round, with Norwegian striker Alexander Sørloth starting despite his recent goalscoring form. However, Sørloth had a poor performance and was substituted after 60 minutes for Antoine Griezmann.
The match was largely uneventful with few chances created. Atlético finally broke the deadlock three minutes into injury time when Julian Alvarez scored the decisive goal. The victory keeps Atlético in third place, though they remain 15 points behind league leaders Barcelona.