The 33-year-old made four crucial saves for his struggling Spanish club Levante in a scoreless home La Liga draw with title-chasing Atletico Madrid.
The result left third-placed Atletico 10 points behind leaders Barcelona and Levante still 19th, on 18 points from 21 matches and four points from safety.
But it continued a good run of form for the Valencia club, having lost just once in their last six league games, away to Real Madrid.
It's been a disappointing three days though for Diego Simeone's side, who were beaten 2-1 in the Champions League by unfancied Norwegians Bodø/Glimt.
In Saturday's late match, Lamine Yamal put on another show as he scored Barca's opener and tormented defenders all game long in a 3-1 win at Elche.
Yamal scored in the sixth minute, his 13th goal of the campaign, and passed for Marcus Rashford to put the victory beyond doubt late in the second half. Elche levelled briefly before Ferran Torres re-established a 2-1 advantage just before halftime.
Their goals let Barcelona open a four-point gap over second-placed Madrid, ahead of their home clash with Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
It was a third game in a row that Yamal has scored for Barcelona. The 18-year-old Spain star also netted in a 3-0 win over Real Oviedo last weekend and in a 4-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday to propel his team into the Champions League round of 16.
Barca coach Hansi Flick praised Yamal, saying he still "has potential to reach another level."
Elsewhere, Gerard Moreno scored twice to secure fourth-placed Villarreal a 2-2 draw at Osasuna, while last-placed Oviedo ended a 15-match winless run after edging Girona 1-0.
With AAP.
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