At 32, Antoine Griezmann is certainly experiencing one of the best periods of his career. The evening was once again rich in emotions for the Frenchman, Thursday, during the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid. Honored before the match as the new top scorer in the history of Atlético, with a huge ovation from the supporters, Grizou performed like a boss on the pitch.
While the two teams were engaged in a stifling overtime (2-2 at the end of regulation time), the Frenchman exploded the Metropolitano with a powerful shot from a tight angle after dropping Vinicius on the motorway area ( 100th, 3-2). Masterful.
A 175th goal from the Frenchman, followed by another from Riquelme just before the gong (119th, 4-2), which marks his team’s revenge a week after a bitter defeat against Real in the semi-final of the Super Cup. Spain in another crazy meeting (5-3 after extra time) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Atlético thus joins FC Barcelona in the quarters, which earlier defeated Salamanca (3-1), Girona, Seville, Bilbao, Mallorca, Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad.