Waiting for Oblak, Grbic is ready

Jan Oblak gave a scare on Saturday night in San Mamés, during the match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. The goalkeeper has to leave the field of play after receiving a blow from Berenguer He then fell to the ground hitting the grass with his head. He tried to continue, but he couldn’t.

At the end of the meeting, Diego Simeon He pointed out that the Slovenian did not remember what happened in the last minutes of the match. Neurological tests were done on him in the locker room and they came out fine, so he returned to Madrid with the rest of the expedition. Of course, as a precaution, it was decided that he would not train on Sunday, and he remained resting at his home in permanent contact with Atlético’s medical services.

We will have to see how he evolves for this Tuesday’s match against Rayo Vallecano at the Metropolitano but in case of missing the game, Ivo Grbic appeared ready.

The Croatian goalkeeper pounced on San Mamés in the 70th minute to defend 0-1 in which Atlético won. He did it. And how. Grbic made two saves that prevented Athletic from drawingwas sure to go unnoticed in the early stages and gave the defense peace of mind late in the clash where the lions turned in search of an equaliser.

“The skinny (Grbic) came in very well at a very difficult moment, in a huge field at the end of the match where in Bilbao there seemed to be a hundred in the area.. He works very well, in his daily behavior. We are glad that he did so well because it was decisive”, said Diego Simeone after the final whistle in San Mamés.

This season Grbic has played two games since Oblak’s injury in Anoeta. They failed to keep a clean sheet in either of the two matches, but against Celta (4-1) they had a good performance, keeping the Galicians at bay, especially at the start of the clash. In Leverkusen (2-0) he could do nothing with the Germans’ goals.