Antoine Griezmann, the Atlético de Madrid striker, should find Karim Benzema, his friend from the France team, this Sunday (9 p.m.), in the camp opposite, for the derby against Real Madrid . Hit in the left leg on December 4 and left the field after only a quarter of an hour against Real Sociedad (2-0), the fourth in the last classification of the France Football Ballon d’Or is operational for this poster of the 17th day of Liga.
This is in any case the opinion of his coach, Carlo Ancelotti, who wanted to be optimistic this Saturday, at a pre-match press conference: “He trained today, he has good feelings , he is available and he will play tomorrow (Sunday) ”. Only the Spaniard Dani Ceballos, “who will return to training next week”, did not participate in today’s session.
An opportunity to take to the sea
In case of victory in the derby, the Madrilenians, current leaders of La Liga with 10 points ahead of their neighbor, only fourth, could further widen the gap with Atlético de Madrid. “If we win, we will have simply taken three points more than a direct opponent, who will be fighting with us until the end, I’m sure,” nevertheless insisted on relativizing Carlo Ancelotti, at the eve of this clash against the reigning Spanish champion.
The Italian technician also clarified that “individual duels and set pieces (would be) an important part of the match ”. Diego Simeone, his Argentinian counterpart from Atlético de Madrid, told him about the situation of Antoine Griezmann, decisive this week in the Champions League against Porto (3-1), after a shy start to the season: “I hope that ‘he will continue to improve and progress, because we need him. Especially in terms of effort, because he has talent, and no one will be able to take it away from him. That’s what makes him a different player on our team. There, it will be an important match for him and for the team, I hope he can give the maximum, ”added the coach.
