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Griezmann: Oblak is the world's best goalkeeper

The shot-stopper made a brilliant triple save to keep out the Germans, winning the praise of his team-mate after the final whistle

Antoine Griezmann hailed Jan Oblak as the best goalkeeper in the world following his performance against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The Atletico Madrid shot-stopper produced a remarkable triple-save to deny Julian Brandt and Kevin Volland in the second half of the 0-0 last-16 second-leg draw at the Vicente Calderon.

Oblak, who missed the 4-2 first-leg victory in Germany due to injury, has kept 13 clean sheets this season and a total of 14 in the Champions League since his debut in 2014-15 - a tally only Juventus veteran Gianluigi Buffon can match.