The Frenchman was the undisputed protagonist of the victory against Almería with a brace that fueled his excellent form.
Atlético de Madrid is another one in 2023 and that improvement has mainly been led by Antoine Griezmann. The colchoneros have lost just one game in LaLiga so far this year and have won 8 of their last 10 games in the competition as they comfortably qualify for the UEFA Champions League after the uncertain first leg of the season.
Griezmann’s contribution to the general improvement is particularly striking. Since LaLiga’s resumption after the World Cup, no player has been involved in more LaLiga goals than Antoine Griezmann. The Frenchman has featured in eleven goals for Atlético de Madrid with 6 goals and 5 assists and only Benzema has similar records with 9 goals and 2 assists.
The double against Almería also helped him to celebrate a very special figure, ever since It was his 450th game in LaLiga: 74 with Barcelona, 141 with Real Sociedad and 235 with Atlético de Madrid and he is already the third foreigner with the most appearances in the competition after Lionel Messi (520) and Donato (466).
Interestingly, Griezmann scored a very early goal against the Indálicos, scoring 7 goals in the first 5 minutes of his LaLiga games with Atlético Madrid, more than any other rojiblanco player in the 21st century in this time frame.
In addition, his scoring contribution has grown and Atleti is the only LaLiga team with two different players to score 10 goals this season with 11 from Griezmann and 10 from Álvaro Morata.
Source: Goal