in Atlético legend, Griezmann equals Aragones’ goalscoring record

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2023-12-20 11:04:08

By Le Figaro

Published yesterday at 11:07 p.m., Updated now

Antoine Griezmann, a legend in the hearts of Atlético supporters. SUSANA VERA / REUTERS

Author of a double against Getafe this Tuesday in the Spanish championship, the Frenchman becomes Atlético’s co-top scorer.

Legend, quite simply. Author of two goals this Tuesday, during the match on the 18th day of La Liga between “his” Atlético and Getafe, Antoine Griezmann, 32, now has a total of 173 goals in the colors of the Colchoneros. This is as much as local icon Luis Aragonés (1964-74), a record equaled. Glory day, still a little spoiled by the draw (3-3). Diego Simeone’s players led 3-1 at 10 against 11 before being caught on the edge. Currently third in the standings, they could be overtaken by Barça and above all left behind by the first two, Girona and Real Madrid.

Trained at Real Sociedad, “Grizou” landed at Atléti in 2014, for €30 million. The beginning of a long story, a love story between the French player and the Matelassiers, he who played this Tuesday, at the Wanda Metropolitano, his 364th match with the Madrid club. A match that will go down in history, until the one in which Griezmann definitively dethrones Aragones. It will perhaps be next Saturday, December 23, against Sevilla, during a late match on the fourth day of the Spanish championship…

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The Barcelona parenthesis

«Pet» by Didier Deschamps in Blue, Antoine Griezmann won the Europa League (2019) with Atlético, without forgetting the Spanish Super Cup (2015) and European (2019), but never the Copa del Rey or La Liga. His romance with the club coached by Diego Simeone, however, was not a smooth ride: “Grizou” decided to join FC Barcelona in 2019. A transfer worth €120 million. Betrayal, if you ask Atlético fans their opinion. And above all a bitter failure. Between Griezmann and Barça, between Griezmann and Leo Messi, the graft never took hold. Broth. He returned to Madrid with his tail between his legs in the summer of 2021, first on loan, then in a permanent transfer (2023).

The public took time before re-adopting their beloved Frenchman. This has been done for a while. And it is not with this equaled record that Antoine Griezmann will see his popularity drop at the Wanda Metropolitano… “When some people didn’t want him to come back, I had no doubt that he was born to play for Atlético. He left, followed his path and managed to turn things around.”recently declared “Cholo” about a Griezmann still “hungry”. “I’m lucky to have a player like him”, added the Argentinian technician. “I am full of confidence“, indicated the main person concerned, confirming what everyone had already seen. Relay in Blue, attacker at Atléti, “Grizou” always on top.

First title in La Liga?

World champion (2018) and vice-world champion (2022) and Europe (2016) with the French team (127 caps, 44 goals), the Mâconnais is not finished yet, he who dreams of finish his career in the United States. His contract in Castile runs until 2026. Still some great pages to write. With a Spanish championship title, the first, up for grabs at the end of the season?

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