Author of a hat-trick against Celta Vigo this Saturday, Antoine Griezmann allows Atlético Madrid to take second place in La Liga.
Twice decisive with theFrench team during the victory against Scotland, Antoine Griezmann continued its momentum with theAtletico Madrid . Already off to a good start to the season, the French international has scored 5 goals in 10 matches in all competitions.
Griezmann gets a hat-trick
After this Saturday evening and the trip to Celta Vigo, this total rose to eight goals. At the Estadio de Balaidos, the Blues playmaker confirmed his great form by scoring a hat-trick. After opening the score from the penalty spot before the half-hour mark, the Macon native was very successful on his second goal with a favorable counterattack then a right-footed cross which ended its course in the opposing goal. Six minutes later, Grizi recurrence on a service from Molina.
Antoine Griezmann’s goal which he seemed to score by mistake 🇫🇷😅pic.twitter.com/6EaoyMLdgH
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) October 21, 2023
4 – @AntoGriezmann 🇫🇷 has scored 3 or more goals in four different games for @atletienglish 🔴⚪️ in @LaLigaEn, making him the red & white player who has achieved this most times in the competition in the 21st century, equaling Radamel Falcao. Gunner. pic.twitter.com/jYw1FZw9r1
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 21, 2023
Thanks to this new XXL performance, the 32-year-old allows the Colchoneros to take second place in La Liga and come back to within three points of Real Madrid with one game less on the clock. From an individual point of view, Griezmann is the second top scorer in La Liga behind Jude Bellingham with 7 goals. This is the fourth time he has scored three or more goals in the same match with Atlético.
