Deliverance. After 22 meetings without scoring in Liga under the red and white tunic – by far the worst series of his career – Antoine Griezmann ended a sacred negative series on Saturday afternoon, during the derby of the Spanish capital. Entering the second period, French scored the goal of the Manita in that which was a historical humiliation inflicted by the men of Diego Simeone on their neighbor.
A nice symbolic goal for the tricolor international, which is no longer really holder this season. He was thus relegated to the hierarchy of the attackers, and he was already aware of it before the season started. A new secondary role fully assumed by the person who was holder in two of the seven games played by his team in the league this season, but who remains important for Simeone, in a supervisory role in particular.
On a little cloud
After the meeting, he spoke. “It was a spectacular match of my teammates. We all wanted this match, the atmosphere was incredible, it gives us wings. You have to continue like this, it's the way to follow. We need to progress on 2 or 3 points, we have to continue like this, we are on the right path. We have to play as we did on the first two games “first indicated the French, who then mentioned his objectives.
“It's amazing, I want to continue writing the story here, and I hope this 200th goal will happen. To help the team, and for me, because it would make me even happier. Julian Alvarez is at an incredible level. We must help him continue to grow, to put it in the best conditions on the field, so that it offers us such performances ”concluded the native of Mâcon. A turning point in the season of Griezmann and Colchoneros? We will quickly know …
