Oblak: "If you don't punish them when it's your moment, they punish you"

The Slovenian believes in his team, thinks there is plenty of the season left and feels the way forward is what they showed in the first half. But for Oblak, "if you let them off, they punish you later, and that's what happened to us today".

Jan Oblak said they had "started the game really well, pressing hard and creating chances. We were the better side, but they scored just before half-time and that hurt us. In the second half they dominated more. What you have to do is punish them when it's your moment. If you let them off, they get back up and punish you, and that's what has happened to us today," he explained.

For Oblak, there is still ground ahead in which to respond, and the team's path to achieving its goals is clear: "LaLiga is very long, there are a lot of minutes still to play and we have to play the way we did in the first half."

Asked about his club appearance record with Atleti, the Slovenian said: "I never thought I would play so many games in this shirt. I'm proud to be able to defend the Atlético de Madrid shirt and I'll keep giving everything for it for as long as I'm here. Hopefully this season we can win the title. I believe in this team and I know we are capable of doing it."