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Yet another La Liga classic kicks off tonight as Barcelona make the trip to the Spanish capital to face off against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano.
The reverse fixture was rather kind to Barça, with Joao Felix’s goal enough to separate the two sides despite some solid chances for Atletico.
Tonight, though, will be a different ball-game completely. Diego Simeone’s men will be out for revenge, and will be making life very difficult for Felix, especially, who did not hold back on his celebration at home.
However, Felix is not the only player that gets especially a hard time in this fixture. Antoine Griezmann is arguably the biggest player that has shared the pitch for both Barcelona and Atletico, and is not always kindly received by the event, fans, or other players.
The Frenchman signed for Barcelona for €120 million, and played at the Camp Nou for two years before moving back to Atletico Madrid in 2021. The capital outfit made his signing permanent in 2023 for €20 million.
Now on to his eighth season for Atletico, Griezmann does not boast of a rather happy record when facing Barcelona.
Stat attack: Yet to score a league goal vs Barcelona
Griezmann has played a total of 30 matches against Barcelona, spanning to his time as a Real Sociedad player, and he has won only five of those games, losing a mammoth 19 and drawing five.
Of those five wins, one has come in the Champions League, and four in La Liga. Interestingly enough, though, only one of those wins has been while he has been at Atletico Madrid — three during his Sociedad stint, all three at the Anoeta, courtesy of the ‘curse’.
What is even more intriguing about this record is that Griezmann has never scored against Barcelona while playing for Atletico in the league.
He has a total of two goals (and three assists) against the blaugranes, both of which came during his time in the Basque county. With Atletico, he has just an assist to his name against his former side.
Griezzy…
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Author : Udhav Arora
Publish date : 2024-03-17 15:27:05
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