record for going 1,320 minutes without conceding, insisted that the catching and holding the ball is key. With Oblak, there is no rebound, no second chance for opponents. For his team, meanwhile, there is a greater chance of a quick counter. Oblak's sobriety and concentration are vital.

"He is the best in the world," says Simeone. "And, hopefully, he will stay."

Oblak needed just 178 games to reach 100 career clean sheets, and while that owes plenty to his defences, he deserves all the credit for his poise and catching ability. Shot for Press/Action Plus via Getty Images

And that's the thing brought sharply into focus over the past couple of weeks. They say you don't know what you have got until it's gone, but perhaps the best demonstration of justa man who used a racial slur against African Americans.

Gun stores in Florida and Oklahoma have declared themselves "Muslim free zones" in the last two years, with at least one being sued for discrimination. A lawsuit brought against a Florida gun store making that claim was dismissed because the policy didn't represent an imminent and concrete threat to Muslim people, and because no Muslim had actually ever been denied service at the store.