Facing Real Madrid on Wednesday, Griezmann will have the opportunity to become the sole top scorer in Atlético history and get closer to a trophy.
Author of a great season withAtletico Madrid, Antoine Griezmann entered the history of the Madrid club a little further by tying Luis Aragones for first place in the ranking of top scorers in the history of the club, with 173 goals. Now everyone is waiting for the French international’s next goal so that he becomes the one and only top scorer in Atlético history. A record that could belong to him for a long time since the next active player in the ranking is Angel Correa, who is 101 goals behind Griezmann.
A record and a title to seek
Mute for three matches, the 2018 world champion will have the opportunity to seize this record alone on the pitch of rival Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup this Wednesday, something to delight his supporters. On the occasion of a meeting with the actor Jaime Llorente (La Case de papel) organized by Mahouthe 32-year-old was very motivated for this meeting but is not making his record a priority. “Mentally, we prepared for this match because it’s a big match in which we all want to do well, the supporters are very impatient and all we need is a few tactical adjustments”explained number 7 of the Colchoneros.
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And if he readily admits that he would like to score during this match or during a possible final, the native of Macon hopes above all that his team will win, enough to offer him a fourth trophy with Atlético, the first since 2018 . “I hope I can score against them (Real), even if I would take the victory without scoring a goal. There are teams that are better than others and I was lucky enough to score goals against Real Madrid. I hope that on Wednesday I can score another one, but I always prefer victory to my goal”, he confided. Since the start of his career, Grizou was indeed decisive 16 times (9 goals, 7 assists) against the Merengues.
