Jan Oblak Injury Worse Than Villarreal Defeat Insists Diego Simeone
Jan Oblak's injury was the worst part of Atletico Madrid's defeat to Villarreal on Monday, according to Diego Simeone.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone says the injury to goalkeeper Jan Oblak was the worst thing about Monday's damaging 3-0 defeat to Villarreal.
The home side took a 2-0 lead into the break thanks to goals from Manu Trigueros and Jonathan dos Santos at El Madrigal, with Tiago and Oblak culpable for those respective strikes.
But Oblak was forced off with a suspected shoulder injury sustained while conceding Dos Santos' goal, with Miguel Angel Moya taking his place.
Roberto Soriano ultimately wrapped things up in stoppage time to give Villarreal a comprehensive win and leave Atletico 12 points adrift of pacesetters Real Madrid, but after the match Simeone's main focus was on his Oblak.
"The worst thing is [the injury to] Oblak," he told reporters. "Hopefully it's not so serious, but his injury upset us.
"The second half was not easy because we were 2-0 down and the injury to Oblak, but the team tried everything that they could to reduce the score."
