In less than twenty minutes, Antoine Griezmann will have gone through all the colors of the emotional rainbow. The French international striker came out injured, visibly in a thigh, in the 77th minute of Atlético Madrid’s match against Rayo Majadahonda this Thursday in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
Previously, Griezmann, who came into play in the 57th minute in place of his compatriot Thomas Lemar, still had time to score the Colchoneros’ 4th goal (67th) before having to give up his place twenty minutes later. The former Barcelona player has been playing bad luck in recent weeks. He had just made his comeback after an injury to the right thigh, contracted on December 13 against Real Madrid, which had made him miss the last three matches of Atlético.
The French joined the locker room in tears, escorted by the Atlético trainers. Atlético Madrid ended up winning the game 5-0 and qualified for the knockout stages of the Spanish Cup. If the Frenchman’s injury is confirmed, it will be a heavy loss for Diego Simeone, one week before the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia (January 12-16), where the Colchoneros face Athletic Bilbao on January 13 in the semifinals.