The timing could not be worse. After retired from the French team to everyone's surprise last September, Antoine Griezmann would have decided to leave Atlético de Madrid and, according to Reader On Saturday, an appointment with its leaders was scheduled in the coming days to act at the end of the season for the United States. “Grizi” left to win nothing, he who was never Spanish champion. After the elimination in the knockout stages of the Champions League against Real, on penalties on Wednesday, the Colchoneros collapsed in the Liga title race, beaten by Barça on Sunday (2-4).
Atlético received the blaugranas in an atmosphere of fire at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano during the shock at the top counting for the 28th day of the championship and the men of Diego Simeone even led 2-0! Perfect in counter-attack, the Madrilenians opened the scoring by Julian Alvarez, on an opening of the score of Antoine Griezmann stored by Giuliano Simeone (45th). Then they doubled the bet 20 minutes from the end by entering Alexander Sorho (70th). 2-0 for Atlético, the operation was then exceptional!
Lamine Yamal at the end of the suspense
But the meeting completely tilted in six minutes with a first Catalan goal scored by Robert Lewandowski, of a beautiful full -axis sequence (72nd), then an equalization signed Ferran Torres on a service in Raphinha (78th). Barça then took over and torn off victory in additional time. Lamine Yamal gave his team the advantage of a strike deflected by Reinildo Mandava (92nd), before a second goal scored by Ferran Torres at the end of the match (98th). Nightmares for Atlético and its supporters.
To the great happiness of a Hansi Flick leaping in front of its sidelines, Barça retains its leader chair with the same number of points as Real Madrid but with one less match (which will be to play against Osasuna). Atlético has four points less than the two liga cadors, ten days from the end. Nothing is played and the situation can change at any time in the coming weeks, especially since Merengues and Blaugranas are still playing in LDC, but Antoine Griezmann and his teammates are not at all in a position of strength.
