A qualification to forget the crying.
Last Tuesday, after only thirteen minutes of play against FC Porto on the last day of the group stage of the Champions League, Luis Suarez, muscularly affected, was forced to leave his partners.
Obviously very disappointed not to be able to help the Colchoneros to win their ticket for the knockout stages of the Champions League, the Uruguayan could not contain his tears.
The 34-year-old center-forward's evening, however, ended on a more positive note.
Largely thanks to Antoine Griezmann.
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Decisive Tuesday evening in C1
Back in shape for several weeks, the 30-year-old French international was the main architect of Madrid's victory against the "Dragons", synonymous with qualification for the rest of the competition. He first showed opportunism to open the scoring on a corner (56th), before offering, at the end of the match, the goal of the
break
to Angel Correa on a counter-attack. “
In the first half, I didn't touch a lot of balls and I didn't participate a lot offensively. Then I tried to look for more depth and spaces between the midfielders and the defense, and in the end I got my bearings better
, ”said the Madrid striker to
Eleven
, in comments reported by
Eurosport
.
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Excellent for several weeks
Antoine Griezmann's very good performance on Tuesday night is not surprising.
After his return to the Spanish capital on August 31, the 2018 World champion needed some time to adapt to (re) find his bearings in Diego Simeone's game plan.
But since the second part of October, “
Grizou
” is
gaining
momentum.
“
Little by little, he is coming back to his best level.
We need him, he's someone we went looking for, he's someone the supporters want to see
», Confided his trainer in November.
Has he regained his best level, the one he displayed when he was a contender for the Ballon d'Or?
It is probably too early to say so.
However, his statistics speak for themselves.
Since October 19, the Habs have scored six goals - three in the Champions League and three in La Liga - and delivered three offerings - one in C1 and two in the Spanish league.
Decisive, quite simply.
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Highly anticipated Sunday night against Real Madrid
Sunday evening, in the derby between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, Antoine Griezmann will be eagerly awaited. With the unavailability of Luis Suarez, Colchoneros' top scorer in La Liga with seven goals on the clock, the French will be the main offensive threat of Diego Simeone's workforce. He will have to endure the pressure that accompanies his status and his return to very good form. Especially since “
Los Rojiblancos
”, behind in the standings (4th), need to win at all costs to still hope to retain their title of champion of Spain. After sixteen days of the championship - and with one less match - “
Grizou
»And his teammates are ten points behind the leader, their evening opponent.
A confrontation which could thus have a major impact on the rest of their season.
In the absence of Luis Suarez, will Antoine Griezmann be present?
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