The former French international, unavailable for 10 days due to a thigh injury, is part of the group which will face Betis Sevilla in the quarter-final of the Spanish Cup on Thursday evening.
Antoine Griezmann makes his return. Absent for around ten days, the French player from Atlético Madrid was summoned this Wednesday by his coach, Diego Simeone, to face Betis Sevilla, in the quarter-final of the Copa del Rey, on Thursday evening.
Injured in the thigh since January 23, the midfielder with 137 caps for the French team missed the last day of the group stage of the Champions League (defeat against Bodo Glimt) and two La Liga matches, where Atlético Madrid occupies third place.
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But this absence did not cause serious concern within the club. The doctors had expressed their optimism regarding a rapid recovery of the attacking midfielder, so important in the collective of Colchoneros.
“We already know what Antoine means to us, there is no need to say more. We need him, whether it’s for sixty, thirty or ninety minutes. Regardless, we need him, and if he has to start or come on later, we want him to give the best of himself. IIt only remains to be seen whether Antoine Griezmann, the club’s top scorer (208 goals), will be in the starting lineup concocted by the Argentine coach.
