2023-05-03 22:35:10
Thanks in particular to a double from Antoine Griezmann, Atlético de Madrid crushed Cadiz (5-1) on Wednesday evening during the 33rd day of La Liga and took second place in the standings, doubling Real Madrid, defeated the day before by Real Sociedad (2-0).
Antoine Griezmann continues his very good season. During Atlético’s big success once morest Cadiz (5-1) on Wednesday, the French international opened the scoring in the 2nd minute, with a recovery from the left which caressed the side net following a clever throw-in from Yannick Carrasco in the area, then doubled the bet in the 27th, concluding a nice one-two with his compatriot Thomas Lemar.
Returning from the locker room, Alvaro Morata, at the conclusion of a counter (49th), Yannick Carrasco, on penalty (57th) following a hand from Ruben Alcaraz in his area, then Nahuel Molina (73rd) sealed the brilliant success rojiblanco , barely tarnished by the cannon shot of Choco Lozano (72nd). With this triumph, the Colchoneros now have 69 points, with one more than Real Madrid but thirteen less than FC Barcelona, winner of Osasuna the day before and who might be crowned champion of Spain the next day, in ten days.
Le show “Grizou”
And “Grizou” continues his show: in Atlético’s last five matches, the 32-year-old Frenchman has scored four goals and four assists. The 2018 world champion is the best passer in La Liga (12 assists), and the most productive player in the Spanish championship by accumulating his assists (12) and his goals (13), ahead of Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema . The Spanish press is already starting to talk regarding him as a serious candidate for the title of best player in La Liga this season, as he is the conductor of this Atlético which has chained recitals since January.
And in its wake, Atlético continues to impress: the team led by Diego Simeone remains the best formation in Spain since the cutoff of the World Cup, and has scored thirteen goals in its last three matches. In the other matches of the evening, Valencia CF snatched a 1-1 draw at home once morest Villarreal, but remain level on points with the first relegated, Getafe (18th, 34 points), who dominated Celta Vigo 1- 0 in the southern suburbs of Madrid thanks to a penalty whistled just 47 seconds following kick-off and converted by Enes Unal.
Mathieu Idiart with AFP RMC Sport journalist
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