La Liga
Oblak shines in Atletico Madrid’s difficult victory against Alaves
Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 1-0, thanks to another impressive performance by goalkeeper Jan Oblak who conceded a penalty in the final moments, keeping the six-point lead at the top of La Liga.
Luis Suarez scored the goal of the 20th victory for Diego Simeone’s team so far this season, on Sunday in Madrid.
In a tough match at Wanda Metropolitano, the Slovenian goalkeeper came on stage again keeping the gate intact again.
In the final moments of the match, Savic caused the penalty that could have cost Atletico two important points in the close race for the title.
Oblak read Joselu’s shot from the penalty spot and stopped the ball making sure Atletico avoided the second draw in a row, after the one with Getafe in the preliminary match.
Atletico now have 66 points at the top of La Liga, six more than Real Madrid and seven more than Barcelona. The latter plays this week’s match tonight against Real Sociedad.