A shocking stat emerges regarding the French star of Atlético Madrid.
Atletico Madrid are entering the critical phase of their season and are hoping to progress in their two remaining cup competitions. Next month, before the March international break, Atlético will likely have a much better idea of whether their season has succeeded or failed.
Atletico cannot afford to lose too much ground in La Liga over the coming month as they are just two points behind fifth-place Athletic Bilbao. Las Palmas, Almeria, Betis, Cadiz and Barcelona await the Matelassiers before the international break.
Added to this are the Champions League matches against Inter away (20/2), at home (13/3) and the return match against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey (29/2), where it will be necessary to overturn a 1-0 deficit to qualify for the final.
A shocking stat for Griezmann
The problem is that the Rojiblancos have relied since the start of the season on their explosive attack to fill their defensive gaps. Before last week, they were averaging 2.32 goals per game, a total of 71 for the season. However, the two 1-0 defeats against Athletic and Sevilla FC resulted in 36 shots in 180 minutes, but without managing to put the ball in the back of the net, as reported by Marca. If they fail to rectify the situation in the coming weeks, Diego Simeone’s players risk having a lot of difficulty winning.
Memphis Depay returned to form in 2024, but Alvaro Morata’s injury, which will keep him out of action for a few weeks, will only make the problem worse. Additionally, Antoine Griezmann has looked tired and less effective in recent weeks. Griezmann is also the striker who has played the most minutes in the top 5 European championships this season (2582).
