Three weeks after suffering a sprained ankle, Antoine Griezmann will make his return on Wednesday evening, with Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League.
It’s just a matter of days, and even hours. On February 20, Antoine Griezmann suffered a sprained ankle during the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League played between his team Atlético de Madrid and Inter Milan (1-0 defeat at San Siro) . Absent since then, the French international is about to return to the field. And it is precisely against these same Milanese that “Grizou” should make his comeback to competition.
According to information released Tuesday by Mundo Deportivothe presence of Antoine Griezmann this Wednesday for the round of 16 return against the Nerazzurri, there is no longer any doubt. The media explained that, based on what it had observed from the Frenchman’s latest training sessions with his Atlético partners, he would be fit to play for this C1 match. And even if Diego Simeone played the mystery card, MD said he was certain of the Frenchman’s big return tomorrow.
Starter against Inter?
The Spanish site even went even further in its assertions since in addition to confirming the presence of Griezmann in the group called to face Inter, it added that the French world champion would be aligned from the start by his coach. A forecast which will inevitably please the supporters of a much less effective Atlético de Madrid when its historic best scorer is absent.
However, it remains to be seen what form the Frenchman will be in, who has not played in an official match for more than twenty days. Above all, Griezmann has not scored in the last eight meetings in which he has taken part. The last time he found the fault in a defense was on January 15 during the derby against Real Madrid. Wednesday against Inter, while Atlético lost in the first leg (0-1), the offensive French will have the opportunity to sign a thunderous comeback.
