All was not perfect this week. The 0-0 against Bruges on Wednesday which puts Atlético Madrid on the verge of elimination in the Champions League spoils the picture a bit. But for Antoine Griezmann, it still looks like a liberating week. On Monday, the French international finally sealed his future at Atlético until 2026. And on Saturday, he allowed his club to win on the lawn of Athletic Club (0-1) by scoring the only purpose of the meeting. His first achievement in over a month. “I wanted to score, I really wanted to help the team by scoring.”he recognized at the microphone of Movistar +.
If he saw that as a relief, it was because Wednesday’s game was still on his mind. But not only. “I missed a penalty in Brugge, then I (had) a lot of chances in the second leg on Wednesday”, he ruminates again. But in the meantime, he managed to smile again this weekend. On a nice back pass from Alvaro Morata, he once again shook the net to score his 100th goal in La Liga in the colors of the Rojiblancos. As a symbol, a few days after the outcome of this contractual imbroglio with Barça.
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Relieved, Grizou no longer hides it: he had been frustrated since the start of the season to have to wait for the 60th minute to enter the lawn. “The fact of not being able to start at the start of the season created frustration for mehe admits. But I tried to help the team as best I could, whether as a substitute or as a starter. Tomorrow I will be happy, because my children will ask me if I scored a goal, and I can tell them yes“.
Happy then, Antoine Griezmann. Finally. After weeks of annoyance, the world champion is released. And this goal in a match where Atlético suffered but knew how to be clinical by scoring on their only shot on target – like in the good old days – is the icing on the cake… “The whole team did an incredible job. Running together, attacking, that’s what we arestill appreciates the former Catalan. Against Bruges (Wednesday in C1, editor’s note), we did not find the fault, but this Saturday, in this incredible stadium with this very nice atmosphere, it happened. We suffered, but when you finally make it, it’s the best feeling.“ And Griezmann knows what he’s talking about.
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