Atlético Madrid: Jan Oblak sets new LaLiga clean sheets record
Goalkeeper Jan Oblak made LaLiga history as Atlético Madrid's thrashed Osasuna 0-5 in Pamplona on Wednesday night.
Atlético Madrid's Jan Oblak entered the history books on Wednesday by becoming the fastest goalkeeper to reach a century of clean sheets in LaLiga as Simeone's team thrashed Osasuna 0-5 in Pamplona. Oblak recorded his 100th clean sheet from just 182 league appearances, beating the previous record holder - set by another Atlético keeper, Miguel Reina, who took 222 matches to reach three figures.
🗣️ "We didn't stop after scoring the first goal, which was important."
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) June 17, 2020
Jan Oblak speaks following #OsasunaAtleti and his 100th #LaLigaSantander clean sheet. (182 games) 📛 pic.twitter.com/woSJFPbsNq
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Oblak regarded as one of the world's best keepers and has performed to a consistently high level since joining Atlético from Benfica in 2014. The 27-year-old has won the Europa League, European Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup with Atleti and picked up a Champions League runners-up medal in 2015-16.
Atlético are currently fourth in the table, two points clear of Real Sociedad who travel to Alavés on Thursday.