by he Atlético de Madrid He finished the year 2023 in the best possible way, with a hard-fought victory over Sevilla (1-0) that placed him in third position with the same points as Barcelona (38), fourth. Although all the photos were for the scorer of the goal, Marcos Llorente, the truth is that the year that ends has been starred in a red and white key by Antonio Griezmann.
The ‘Little Prince’ has definitively banished the resentment generated by his signing for the Barça in a part of the Colchonera fans and has earned on his own merits the status of star player in the team coached by Diego Pablo Simeone.
The French attacker not only defends as the latest recruit, one of the non-negotiable premises in the ‘Cholo’ self-sacrificing script, but he has also led his team where the stars make the difference, in the area.
Griezmann He has been the top scorer and the player who has distributed the most assists in 2023 in LaLiga EA Sports. The Macon striker has scored 21 goals in the last calendar year, a figure that places him ahead of the last Pichichi, Robert Lewandowski (18 of Borja Mayoral (17), his partner Alvaro Morata (16) and Before Budimir (sixteen).
Likewise, that Griezmann He is a star who lives for the team, demonstrated by the fact that he has also been the top assist in 2023 in the Spanish championship with 16 assists on goals, surpassing the Barcelona player. raffin (9), to the player of the Almeria Lucas Robertoneat the end of Girona Viktor Tsygankov and the madridista Rodrygoall of them with 8.
Figures that are already scandalous in themselves, but that take on special relevance when analyzed in the context of Atlético de Madrid. The last time the red and white team had LaLiga’s top scorer in their ranks in a calendar year was in 2009, when Diego Forlán scored 28 goals.
It is increasingly difficult to argue that the French striker is, quite simply, one of the best footballers to ever wear the club’s shirt. Atlético de Madrid in its 120 years of history. With the double that he scored on December 19 in the draw against Getafe (3-3), Griezmann equaled Luis Aragones as the club’s all-time top scorer, with a total of 173 goals.
At 32 years old, and if nothing strange happens, Griezmann He will surpass this record in the coming dates, becoming the top scorer in the history of the entity. Aware of this anniversary, the world champion paid tribute this Saturday to the ‘Sage of Hortaleza’ upon his arrival at the stadium Metropolitan before the duel with him Seville with a t-shirt with images of Luis of player and the phrase “win, win and win again”, as disseminated by the entity on its social networks.
That quote appeared on the bottom of the shirt. In the one above, surgery in large ‘Luis Aragonés’. His last name, covered in red and white stripes. In between, three photographs of one of the greatest legends of the world. Athletic.
However, the French striker ended the game against Sevilla upset. Simeon He replaced him in the 73rd minute of the game GriezmannWhen he saw his number on the light, he was visibly upset with the decision of the ‘cholo‘ and, immediately afterwards, he decided not to greet him on the touchline. We hope it doesn’t go any further.
