Sunday evening, Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid parted back to back (1-1), at the end of a heated derby. Holder for this shock, Antoine Griezmann did not deliver his best performance of the season. Mute, the vice-captain of the Blues has however crossed a symbolic milestone in his career.
Against the Merengue, the Mâconnais competed in his 500e
match in the Spanish championship. “Grizi” thus becomes the fourteenth player in history to reach this total, and the second non-Spaniard. Only Lionel Messi is ahead of him with 520 matches played in La Liga with Barça, reports the specialist site Opta.
Griezmann ahead of Messi before the end of the season?
Therefore, Antoine Griezmann should beat Lionel Messi’s record this season, barring injury or other disasters. Indeed, there are still 30 days of championship to play before the end of the season. Enough to bring the 2018 world champion even further into the history of La Liga.
As a reminder, Antoine Griezmann became the top scorer in the history of Atlético Madrid last year, surpassing Luis Aragonés and his 173 goals – he is now at 184 goals. And this season, the Frenchman is off to a very good start, with already 3 goals and 4 assists in 9 appearances.
