Not one, not two, but three shots from Grizou for Atletico Madrid this Saturday evening. Antoine Griezmann scored a hat-trick on the Celta Vigo pitch to allow his team to quietly win against the 18th in the Spanish championship.
The Colchoneros can thank the referee of the match Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez who applied the double penalty by leaving Celta Vigo at 10 in the 25th minute after a foul by Ivan Villar, the goalkeeper, on Alvaro Morata in the area of repair. Griezmann was quick to convert the penalty at ground level, after several minutes of dispute over the referee’s decision.
7 goals in 9 league matches
In numerical superiority, Atletico had long been moved by the relegation, and waited until the hour of play to make the break and take cover. On a counterattack of almost 60 meters, the French number 7 benefited from two twists of fate to score a double, a favorable counterattack first against Nunez to enter the area, before slipping and unscrewing his cross to deceive the opposing goalkeeper at the near post.
All smiles, sitting on the ground in front of this rather special goal, “Grizou” was not finished yet. 6 minutes later, on a great action on the right side, he was served perfectly just in front of the penalty point by Molina. From the left, Griezmann adjusts Guaita in the cages and completes his hat-trick. Man of the match, without any discussion, the playing master of the Blues always established higher up on the pitch at club, came out a few moments later.
With 7 goals in 9 games, the French striker is the second top scorer in La Liga behind the unstoppable Jude Bellingham. Atletico Madrid with 22 points is still second behind Real Madrid.
