Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak will miss Wednesday's Champions League clash against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Slovenia international has been Diego Simeone's No. 1 for more than a decade. He has played every minute in the Champions League this season and conceded 20 goals in 10 matches.
He failed to keep a clean sheet in the competition and conceded two goals in Atletico's Champions League win over Tottenham last week.
Oblak has not enjoyed a good season in Europe so far compared to last season. statistics below [this season first] There is a clear indication of this.
- Clean Sheet: 0 - 2
- Shots on target: 51 - 16
- Saves: 31 - 12
- Saving Percentage: 75 - 60.8
They have conceded one goal per game in La Liga this season and this has increased to two in the Champions League. All 20 goals conceded were scored inside the box and the 33-year-old has saved 3.1 goals per game so far in Europe this season.
Atletico won 5-2 in the first leg at the Metropolitano Stadium last Tuesday. Igor Tudor's decision to start Antonin Kinski in goal backfired and he was replaced after 17 minutes.
last week, Spanish newspaper criticized Tudor and six Tottenham players for their performances against Los Rojiblancos.
Oblak will miss the Tottenham match
Monday edition of Mark Report the stopper will not be traveling to London with Simeone's squad and will be a 'big absence'.
He is 'still suffering' from a muscle strain which caused him to miss the league win over Getafe at the weekend.
The Spanish Capital Club's initial plan was for him to continue working on his recovery with the hope of traveling to London.
However, that won't happen as he has been eliminated from the contest.
Oblak will need to continue working on regaining fitness. At present, he is doubtful to play in the derby match against Real Madrid on Sunday.
After keeping a clean sheet against Getafe on Saturday, Juan Musso is more likely to start against Spurs in midweek.
Another Spanish newspaper, AsMusso also reported to start for Atletico in north London due to Oblak's setback. The latter suffered it during training on Friday and did not train with his teammates on Sunday.
Simeone and the Madrid club have full confidence in Musso, who will start in goal against Tottenham.
Not much to worry about against Tottenham
Atletico will not have to worry about Oblak's injury for the Champions League second leg against Spurs. However, he could be a big miss in the crucial clash against Real Madrid this weekend.
The visiting team has a three-goal lead from the first leg against a team that has not registered for more than a month.
Tottenham's last win was against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on 28 January. Earlier, Spurs had defeated Borussia Dortmund in the same competition and both of these are their only wins in 2026.
