A unique evening.
French international striker Antoine Griezmann came out injured, visibly in the back of the right thigh, in the 77th minute of Atlético Madrid's match against Rayo Majadahonda on Thursday in the round of 16 of the King's Cup of Spain ( 5-0).
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Griezmann, who came into play in the 57th minute in place of his compatriot Thomas Lemar, had time to score the Colchoneros' 4th goal (67th) before having to give up his place a little later.
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The French joined the locker room in tears, bringing his hands to his face, and escorted by the Atlético healers.
Atlético Madrid ended up winning the game 5-0 and qualified for the knockout stages of the Spanish Cup.
“
Our player Antoine Griezmann retired with muscle pain in his right thigh;
the medical services fear that it is about a relapse
, wrote the club rojiblanco on Twitter.
Antoine Griezmann had already suffered a "right thigh injury" on December 12 during the derby of the Spanish capital lost 2-0 against Real Madrid, where he left the pitch at half-time.
He then tested positive for Covid-19 on December 30.
Never injured, Griezmann has only missed ... 4 matches in more than 10 years of career
Before that, the third most prolific scorer in the history of the Blues had missed only one match this season with the Colchoneros, in Liverpool in the Champions League (2-0 defeat), due to a suspension. If the injury of "Grizou" 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 have to face Athletic Bilbao on January 13 in the semi-finals. “
The doctors will tell you better than I can what happened. He's a very important player for us, and it's a shame he got injured again
», Reacted the Argentinian coach of Atlético in a post-match press conference.
Renowned for his physical reliability, Griezmann (30) had only missed four matches in more than ten years of career before this season.
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