It was not yet Antoine Griezmann’s last match in front of his home crowd in the Champions League, but the French striker still enjoyed it on Tuesday evening, after qualifying painfully against Barça in the quarter-final second leg. He even took a moment just for himself, going to dance with the supporters before returning to the locker room.
“I don’t think about it too much (at the end of his career at Atlético), I just want to enjoy the remaining matches,” Grizou said on Canal+ a few minutes later. Since January, I’ve taken my place back on the pitch, I’m playing a lot more than at the start of the season, I’m having fun and enjoying my game.”
Very touched by Diego Simeone’s tribute last week at a press conference, the Frenchman confided that he did not expect it, and even wondered at the time “if it was really real”. “We have something special, I owe him a lot,” he added, moved.
It was definitely the evening of honors since on the CBS set, Thierry Henry also wanted to send a message to the Frenchman: “Antoine, thank you! Thank you for everything you have done for French football, the French team and quite simply for football, said the former Espoirs coach. You delighted me. »
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And it’s not over yet. For his last months in Europe before heading to Orlando to play in MLS, Griezmann will experience an exciting end to the season with Atlético. He will play the final of the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad, his training club, next weekend, before challenging Arsenal or Sporting for a place in the C1 final, which he has never won.
“I hope that God and destiny will give him what he has been looking for for a long time for his last moments at the club,” his coach commented on him. In time, we will realize that we had a football genius in our home. A player who makes the difference, a leader, who has always shown a lot of personality. »
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Before leaving, Grizou also answered a question about the France team, with which some would like to see him for the World Cup next summer. But reversing his decision to leave the Blues is not on the agenda. “I will have my jersey in the stands with my son,” he replied, smiling. I wish them all the best. They are the number 1 favorite and I will be with them to the hilt. »
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