article_snippet.sent: Jan Oblak is proving patience is a virtue .
article_snippet.sent: Jan Oblak became the most expensive goalkeeper in Spanish football history when Jan Oblak signed for €16million from Benfica in the summer.
article_snippet.sent: And then Diego Simeone promptly dumped Jan Oblak on the bench and installed another new player, Miguel Angel Moya, in goal.
article_snippet.sent: There were reports in the Spanish media that the coach did not rate Jan Oblak, that Atletico wanted to sell Jan Oblak back to the Portuguese side.
article_snippet.sent: When Jan Oblak finally played, it was a disaster, with the team losing 3-2 to Olympiakos and Jan Oblak put back on the bench.
article_snippet.sent: Jan Oblak denies Gareth Bale early on in the contest and the keeper had an impressive game .
article_snippet.sent: Eventually an injury to Moya left Diego Simeone with Jan Oblak in goal against Bayer Leverkusen, where Jan Oblak became a hero in the penalty shoot-out which secured the team passage to this round of the Champions League, and Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper was brilliant again against Atletico Madrid's.
article_snippet.sent: The Slovenian stopper was the only thing standing between Real Madrid and a hatful of first-half goals.
article_snippet.sent: Jan Oblak's save from Gareth Bale - spreading Jan Oblak wide and blocking the Welshman's strike with Jan Oblak right arm - after barely more than three minutes had elapsed was hugely important.
article_snippet.sent: Jan Oblak makes a superb save to deny James Rodriguez (third left) from opening the scoring for Real Madrid .
article_snippet.sent: Better was still to come, Jan Oblak making a superb save from a James Rodriguez snap shot, which Jan Oblak didn't see until very late, the highlight of a first-half in which Jan Oblak made six stops.
article_snippet.sent: Played in down the right, Gareth Bale had the ball on Gareth Bale favoured left foot, but Gareth Bale finish was too imprecise and Jan Oblak made a brilliant save.
article_snippet.sent: Gareth Bale sees a shot saved by Atletico keeper Jan Oblak as Gareth Bale endured another frustrating night .