Antoine Griezmann He was absent from the France-Germany match played on Saturday night in Lyon. The player of Atlético de Madrid He joined the national team’s training camp on Monday but after undergoing tests, it was agreed that he would return to the Spanish capital due to problems with his ankle.
This ended the historic record held by The Little Prince, who played 84 consecutive matches for Les Bleus, something he has achieved to this day. And his team did not get him against the German team, who won 0-2 at the Groupama Stadium thanks to goals from Wirtz and Havertz.
Although France had some important offensive moments, they were unable to control the game at any time against a good Germany who were accurate when it came to hitting. He lacks those Deschamps stop at certain points and clarity when attacking. In short, he missed Griezmann.
The French coach himself admitted this at the end of the clash, although he made it clear that his team lacked more things than the Atlético de Madrid player. “I didn’t need this fight to know Antoine’s importancebut if it’s there, it’s going to be complicated,” he explained. “It’s an essential piece, but we lack things elsewhere besides the technical aspect, where it’s very difficult to be at the top. level,” he added.
RETURN TO MADRID
Returning to Madrid, Griezmann He worked out alone in the gym with physiotherapists to strengthen the ankle he injured in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 match against Inter Milan. It is expected that next week he will train on the pitch with his teammates to begin preparations for the April 1 visit to La Cerámica to face Villarrealalthough on everyone’s mind is the April 10 duel against Borussia Dortmund in the Metropolitan.
Source: La Verdad
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