Far from Didier Deschamps’ French team and a very disappointing Euro 2024 on a personal level, Antoine Griezmann has found his smile again, at the same time as his role as a free electron at Atlético and even the back of the net. This Euro was a lot of anger and sadness. I never felt at the heart of the game, as I like”thus launched the vice-captain of the Blues last week at Telefootin the middle of the international window. Kylian Mbappé’s team lost against Italy (1-3) before dominating Belgium (2-0) for the new Nations League season.
Unstoppable in support of Alexander Sorloth, in Diego Simeone’s traditional 3-5-2, “Grizi” was in all the good moves during the reception of Valencia, for the 5th day of La Liga. For a 3-0 success. The 33-year-old left-hander was at the origin of the opening of the score signed Conor Gallagher, served in the area by Rodrigo De Paul (39th). Griezmann especially scored his second goal of the season, as a fox of the surface, full of flair, on a recovery of the missed header of Samuel Lino at the beginning of the second period (54th).
Alvarez for his first goal
It was Julian Alvarez who scored the goal to make it 3-0 for Atlético against the Ches in added time, following a recovery from Rodrigo Riquelme (94th minute). The Argentinian prodigy recruited from Manchester City came on as a substitute to score his first goal for his new team.
The Colchoneros get their third win in five games and find themselves level with Real Madrid and Villarreal in second place in the standings, with four points less than Barça. Atlético face Leipzig in the Champions League and then neighbours Rayo next weekend, while the Catalan leader faces Villarreal.
