A funny wink is in preparation on the side of the liga. This Sunday evening, on the occasion of the shock between Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona (9 p.m., 28th day), Antoine Griezmann will become the most capped foreign player in the Spanish championship, reaching the number of 520 games played in Liga. He will more precisely join a certain Lionel Messi, the only holder of this record at the moment.
And it is therefore faced with the old club of “La Pulga” that “Grizou” will sit at the Argentinian table, at least with regard to this statistics. The Frenchman will try to shine once again, especially since Atlético needs to reconnect with the success or at least not to lose against the Blaugranas. In the ranking, the Colchoneros are third at a point of a barça still leader, but which has only one point ahead (and one match less).
A record against Barça
Third top scorer of his team this season in the league behind Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorlaoth (ten goals each), Antoine Griezmann (eight goals) will want to celebrate this threshold of 520 games in the Spanish elite, perhaps by scoring. Passed without much success by Barça between 2019 and 2021, the former French international will not hesitate to highlight himself in front of his ex team if the opportunity came to arise.
Now aged thirty-three, the native of Mâcon still has it in the legs and will seek to prove it. Under contract with Atlético de Madrid until June 2026, “Grizou” is perhaps also living his last months with his heart club, he who should also go to the MLS, like his former Blues teammates, Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris. The opportunity to also meet Lionel Messi to confirm that he has well broken his record in La Liga.
