Antoine Griezmann is walking on water at the moment with Atlético Madrid. Already the author of a double last weekend in La Liga against Sevilla FC, the French striker did it again this Wednesday evening in the Champions League. Against Slovan Bratislava, the former vice-captain of the Blues once again scored twice.
Elected man of the match, “Grizou” first allowed the Colchoneros to make the break (2-0, 42e) with a header, before winning his duel against the goalkeeper of the Slovak team (3-1, 57e). In the meantime, Julian Alvarez opened the scoring with a sublime curling shot from the edge of the area (1-0, 16e), while Slovan reduced the score from a penalty (2-1, 51e).
Atlético can dream of a place among the 8
At the end of a completely controlled game, the Madrilenians achieved a third success in a row in the most prestigious European competition. Diego Simeone’s troop thus temporarily goes back to 10e place in the ranking with 12 units on the clock. Already eliminated from the competition, the Slovaks are last with zero points.
For his part, Griezmann confirms his extraordinary form. The one who announced the end of his story with the France team last September is on a series of 7 goals scored in the last 5 matches of the Colchoneros (all competitions combined).
