On the bench during the penalty shootout between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan, Antoine Griezmann violently attacked Alexis Sanchez after his failure from eleven meters.
The Colchoneros went through all the stages on Wednesday against Inter Milan. With their backs against the wall after their 1-0 setback conceded in the first leg in Lombardy, Atletico Madrid first saw their hopes of qualification dwindle a little further by being surprised by the Nerazzuri at the end of a counter-attack quickly carried out. The Madrilenians were nevertheless able to count on Antoine Griezmann to give them hope, the French striker, back from injury, responding three minutes later after a big miss from Benjamin Pavard.
The Madrilenians then struggled for a long time with the Milan defense and seemed to be heading towards another frustrating elimination, especially after the post found by Memphis Depay at the very end of the match. But a few minutes later, the Dutchman found the fault and blew up the Wanda Metropolitano. The tension was palpable and rose a notch during the penalty shootout, overlooked by the Colchoneros in general and Jan Oblak in particular.
“It’s a piece of shit”
From the sidelines, which he returned to during extra time after being replaced by Saul Niguez, Antoine Griezmann was no longer able to hold on. The Frenchman also let his rage explode after the failure of Alexis Sanchez, the first player to miss his attempt. “It’s shit, the Chilean is shit!” “, he said with a smile towards his teammate Rodrigo De Paul.
The joy was nevertheless short-lived for the Mâconnais since Saul in turn was in check. But Davy Klaasen then also came up against Jan Oblak and a final failure from Lautaro Martinez, with a shot sent into the stands, sealed Atletico Madrid’s qualification. Antoine Griezmann could explode.
Questioned on Canal+, the former Barcelonnais was radiant. “In the league, we weren’t very good. In the Cup, we left a bad impression. There, at home, it was different. Our defenders were exceptional. It’s not their habit to press, to go one on one, but they did it today. We were a great team, he enthused. We had to play a match like that, be physically strong, respond and win duels, which we hadn’t done in the last league matches. We got into Champions League mode. We must continue at this pace. »
