He has lost none of his talent, his delicate and precise touch on the ball. Almost 35 years old (he will celebrate on March 21) Antoine Griezmann continues to delight Atlético Madrid supporters and football lovers.
The 2018 world champion with the France team proved it Tuesday evening by being the main architect of his team’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the Coupe du Roi.
With a sublime free kick full of finesse, Grizou scored the winning goal on the pitch of Deportivo La Corogne (2nd division). Diego Simeone’s team, fourth in La Liga, suffered a defeat (2-1) last Thursday in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid.
After finding the crossbar on a shot shortly before the break, Griezmann, captain of the Colchoneros, found the net on the hour mark thanks to a left shot into the top corner.
In the two other matches of the evening, Athletic Bilbao, reduced to 10, finally escaped after extra time (4-3) against Cultural Leonesa (3rd div.), while the Basque derby between Real Sociedad and Osasuna ended on penalties with the victory of the San Sebastian club (2-2, 4-3 tab)
The round of 16 continues on Wednesday with the trip to Albacete (2nd div.) of Real Madrid and its new coach Alvaro Arbeloa, successor to Xabi Alonso, sacked after Sunday’s defeat against FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.
Barça will travel to Santander, leader of the 2nd division, on Thursday.
