He is undoubtedly among the best players in the world at the moment. Sunday evening, against Villarreal, Antoine Griezmann was once again one of the main architects, if not the main one, of the victory of the Rojiblancos against the Yellow Submarine, with a score of 3-1. After a colossal performance against Celtic in midweek (a double), he did it again in La Liga with a goal and an assist.
The statistics are rather flattering for him, since he is the second top scorer in La Liga behind Jude Bellingham with 8 goals, as well as the second top scorer in the group stage of the Champions League behind his teammate Alvaro Morata. The native of Mâcon is on cloud nine, and with him, Atlético can see the big picture this season. The Colchoneros are also keeping pace and are fourth, six points behind leader Girona with a game less. The Rojiblancos also have a better attack than Barça and Real Madrid with 29 goals scored in total, having a match in hand!
The best in 2023
Griezmann is clearly no stranger to this. If we take the statistics for the calendar year 2023, what the player trained at Real Sociedad achieves is even more impressive. In 2023, he is the top scorer in La Liga (17 goals in total) just as he is also the best passer (12 assists in total). Suffice it to say that we can say, without shaking our chin, that he is the best player in the Spanish championship this calendar year.
At a press conference, a journalist even asked Diego Simeone if he thought Antoine Griezmann was the best player in Atlético history. “The comparisons are not good, everyone has their sensitivities. But I know that Antoine will remain in the history of the club. It’s a reference”, confided the Argentine coach, who added that the club is working on the extension of the French international. The beautiful love story between the striker and the club from the Spanish capital is far from over!
