When the match was over, with the ball from his first ‘treble’ in five and a half years under his arm, Antoine Griezmann walked on the pitch of the stadium Bleeding (0-3) to congratulate his teammates, rivals and fans who made the trip Vigo with a restless smile, at the beginning of the Liga, the highest scorer in his 14 seasons in the Spanish top category, with seven goals in nine duels.
He has never scored so many goals in such a short time at the start of a league season. Not even to himself Athletic not even included Barcelona or with Real society. None of his thirteen previous campaigns in this tournament, with the measure included considering that the French international has scored 184 goals in PFirst Division.
Not in 2010-11 (2 goals) or in 2011-12 (1) or in 2012-13 (3) or in 2013-14 (6), when he played for Real Sociedad, before jumping to Atlético.
Neither in 2019-20 (4) nor in 2020-21 (3), when he was signed by Barcelonaeven in 2021-22, first as a Barça player and then a Red and White player, without a goal in the first nine league games he played then.
Nor, above all, in 2014-15 (0), 2015-16 (4), 2016-17 (6), 2017-18 (2), 2018-19 (2), 2021-22 (0) and 2022- 23 (3), incl Atlético de Madrid and Diego Simeonewith the team and the coach who achieved the most noble, beat the opponent’s goal many times now at the beginning of The league. His limit was six goals from 2016-17 and 2013-14. He has overcome them.
FIVE GOALS IN LAST THREE GAMES
Now there are seven, three of them concentrated this Saturday at Bleeding against him Celtic. The first, a punishment. The second, has a lucky center. The third, at the end of a collective action. He has scored five goals in his last three official matches in the competition. And seven of the last six. in between Champions League and The league He has now amassed eight goals in 11 games this year.
“We have to keep working. We are very good, with confidence, but the League is very long. This is just the beginning. Work, rest well and continue improving,” he proclaimed Griezmann in statements on ‘Dazn‘ on the same grass, holding the ball, before the signing and dedication of his teammates: “We have a plan”, “I love you Mahomes (referring to the quarterback of Kansas City leaderswherein Griezmann is a follower), “Hat trick hero”…
Towards the historic mark of Luis Aragonés as the best scorer in the history of Athletic with 173, because Griezmann This adds up to 165, with Adrian Escudero between the two with 169 hits, according to official data from the red-and-white club, in all references from his teammates he drew eyes and a smile. A reflection.
Have fun with Athletic the French international, reunited with himself and the team where he reached the highest level, as the undisputed leader he was before he left the Barcelonain the summer of 2019, and now again, because the reaction after the Qatar World Cup 2022: He has scored 17 goals in the last 33 games since then, with his team losing just four, drawing six and winning 23.
He has played in all of them. All beginners. And 23 are complete. He scored in fourteen of them, of which his team failed to win just one, the 3-3 against spanish on May 24, 2023, when the red and white team took a 0-3 lead in 46 minutes of play.
Does not rotate Griezmann not then or now, starting with each of the eleven official matches in the competition until this campaign; In the same Champions Leaguewhere this Wednesday awaits the Celtic on the third date, and on the nine of The league. “He is in a great moment and we have to take care of him,” he assured. Diego Simeone at the end of the rivalry with ‘Dazn’.
Source: La Verdad
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