Published 13:43 IST, December 27th 2019
Antoine Griezmann reveals his anguish on UCL penalty miss against Real Madrid
Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann has opened up about his time at Atletico Madrid. He has spoken up about the penalty miss against Real Madrid in UCL final.
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Former Atletico Mrid star Antoine Griezmann has always been up against city rivals Real Mrid. French International has h some good as well as some b memories of playing against Real Mrid. Things haven’t changed for Griezmann after having secured a move to Barcelona in previous summer.
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Antoine Griezmann spoke about penalty miss in Milan
While speaking to UEFA TV, Antoine Griezmann spoke about final loss against Real Mrid in 2014. Griezmann h missed a penaly in final held in Milan. Hence, Atletico could t lift Champions League title that season. player stated that he still remembered penalty miss and it still hurt him a lot. According to him, it was that penalty miss that denied Atletico an opportunity to win final. y were good throughout game and if y h scored, n y would have lifted silverware.
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Antoine Griezmann still feels hurt over loss against Real Mrid
Griezmann furr accepted that miss will always hurt him, even though he was w at ar club. Atletico Mrid played two Champions League finals in 2014 and 2016, losing both matches against Real Mrid. Griezmann was on receiving end when Barcelona h visited Atletico Mrid at Wanda Metropolita to play ir LaLiga fixture. He has been frequently blamed for ditching Atletico and being greedy of winning titles at Barcelona. However, he clarified that he did t leave Atletico Mrid to win Champions League or to win more titles. His main objective to move to Barcelona was to learn a new game, new philosophies and a new of football with ar team. He stated that Atletico could have won league and Champions League any year.
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Barcelona will next play against Espanyol
His side are leing in LaLiga with 39 points. y have a two-point le over second-placed Real Mrid. recent El Clasico between two rivals ended in a goalless draw. Barcelona will next play against Espanyol on Saturday, January 4, 2020 (January 5 according to IST).
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13:43 IST, December 27th 2019