It would have been better for Atlético de Madrid not to appear in the duel against Celta de Vigo after last Tuesday's elimination in the semi-finals. from the Champions, well this Saturday, although they had domination of the game against Celta from Vigo, in the end they lost with a surprise goal from Borja Iglesias.

Perhaps the only thing that stood out for the immense majority of Latin fans of the colchoneros was the participation in the match of the Uruguayan José María Jiménez, of the arg entinos Thiago Almada and Nahuel Molina, as well as the Mexican Obed Vargas, who saw action 22 minutes and had an 69 percent effectiveness with 12 of 16 correct passes.

It was the Mexican's fourth consecutive game adding minutes in Liga (Elche, Athletic de Bilbao, Valencia and Celta de Vigo), in a great closing of the season for the Mexican youngster who supports his options of being called up for the 2026 World Cup with Mexico.

Because the Olívicos squad never hid their intentions of searching for a point at all costs in one of the complicated visits that remained in this end of tournament and in the end, this pr ecavid style, rocky, led them to achieve a timid, but valuable victory that reaffirms them in the sixth position of LaLiga that keeps their options for the UEFA Champions League in force.

While for Atlético it was a very painful setback when there are nine points in dispute and they are five points away from Villar real, third place in the competition and where the objective of removing the “Yellow Submarine” from the podium of the first three in the competition was.

For Celta it was a step towards the European League, because the sixth position is theirs for now and in their fight with Betis, the Sevillians side has a high commitment or risk against Barcelona next week and that could change the scenario between the fifth and sixth guest for the most prestige European competition in history.

While for the squad led by “Cholo” Simeone it was the reunion with his loyal fans after the defeat with Arsenal, to be recognized with hundreds of applause in a this gave Metropolitano with 53 fans, below the 60 that they always record, but above all affected by that coup in the Champions, when it was thought that they could be candidates for the title.

 It is true that in the match there were strange things, such as the penalty not marked in favor by the hands of Javi Rodríguez after a Lookman tunnel and the fall of the defender to prevent the forward advance, or as the area appearance of the Uruguayan Chema Jiménez with 19 minutes on the field after he hasn't played since April 4th and a message on his Instagram account that sounded a farewell and his possible link with the Cruz Azul of Mexico.

The match hovered between Atlético's options and Celta's effectiveness, which at 62 minutes, Swerdberg connected with Borja Iglesias and the attacker hit the ball with mastery, precision and delicacy for 0-1.

For Atlético it was a rejón that wanted to resolve by sending Miguel Cubo and the Mexican Obed Vargas to the field of the ego, in first-class news for the Mexican who is looking for a place in the Mexican team for the 2026 World Cup.

  Their final pressure was not enough. With one intervention from Radu, Celta held its triumph, heading to the European League or the Champions League. There are three decisive matchdays.