Arsenal 1-1 Atletico Madrid: 5 Talking Points

#3 Tie-conserving masterclass from Jan Oblak

It was a riveting performance from the Madrid goalkeeper

On the Thursday night in London, Jan Oblak showed why he is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world today. He put in a terrific shift against the Gunners, who were attacking through the length of the game and were looking to gnaw into his net like ravenous creatures.

However, the Slovenian international rose to the challenge and kept out all their attempts, bar one. His performance was important not just in terms of this match, but also for Atletico's campaign in the Europa League, as a whole.

Arsenal had multiple chances to bury the game in both halves of the games, but Oblak pulled off an absolute masterclass to keep his team in the tie and not let the Gunners take advantage of their one-man advantage over the visitors.