Scorer and man of the match, Antoine Griezmann guided Atlético Madrid to another victory against Valencia this Saturday.
How far away the time when Antoine Griezmann was limited to coming into play half an hour from the end of the match. Become a major player againAtletico Madrid since his excellent World Cup in Qatar, the 2018 world champion has impressed to the point that some observers do not hesitate to call him the best player in La Liga. Already the author of 3 goals and 5 assists in the league since the return from the World Cup, the French international once again distinguished himself this Saturday.
Griezmann as MVP
In front of Valence, Grizi opened the scoring for his side in the 23rd minute on a very good serve from Marcos Llorente. Despite this goal, the people of Madrid scare each other half an hour into the game, but Hugo Duro’s goal is finally disallowed for a foul.
Griezmann!!!
That diagonal linda do Llorente. pic.twitter.com/gXPx9fptJw
— GonçaloDias17 (@goncalo_diass17) March 18, 2023
In the second period, Atlético rolled out and proved effective by Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (49th) then the other tricolor international Thomas Lemar, who scored his very first goal of the season. Diego Simeone’s team has a 10th consecutive match without defeat in the league and brings its winning streak to three (with 10 goals scored). Solid 3rd, they are waiting for the slightest false step from Real to approach 2nd place. For his part, Antoine Griezmann confirms his excellent form. Elected man of the match, the native of Macon has 10 goals and 11 assists in 36 matches in all competitions.