Decisive passer and essential element for Atlético de Madrid in the game, Antoine Griezmann was “The Artist” against Dortmund this Wednesday evening. Even if, in La Liga, the Frenchman is having a little trouble with two complicated last matches against Barcelona (3-0 defeat) and Villarreal (exit in the 66th minute), Grizou is putting on his light suit again in the Champions League.
We could expect a closed match between Atlético de Madrid and Dortmund this Wednesday evening. Known for his very defensive tactics, Colchoneros coach Diego Simeone aligned a 3-5-2 against the 4-2-3-1 proposed by Edin Terzic. With the absence of Memphis Depay (muscle injury), Atlético’s offensive sector did not suffer, thanks to a new benchmark match from Antoine Griezmann.
A true game changer, the Frenchman demonstrated that he was the man for the job in Madrid, from the start of the match. 2nd minute, number 7 magnificently reverses the game on a counter-attack from his team, allowing his evening colleague Alvaro Morata to score a goal ball. His remarkable activity on the field influences the game of the Madrilenians and, with effective pressing, Diego Simeone’s men score the 1-0 through Rodrigo De Paul (4th). Ultra-versatile, Griezmann is omnipresent on the Metropolitano pitch, with 6 dangerous chances created and a decisive pass, and not just any one. A ball caviar stolen from midfielder Samuel Lino, who deceives the opposing goalkeeper (2-0, 32nd).
Despite a tense end to the match with the reduction of the score signed by Sébastien Haller (81st), and the multiple attempts to equalize like the two very big chances from Byno-Gittens and Julian Brandt (bar and post) , Atlético de Madrid wins.
Elected man of the match, Antoine Griezmann returns home with this trophy for the second time in a row, a month after the round of 16 second leg against Inter Milan. “I think he is in the top list of the best players in the world,” testifies Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero on CBS Sports. All that was missing was the goal for the Colchoneros fans’ favorite to have a perfect evening.
