Target of violent criticism from Raymond Domenech, Antoine Griezmann provided a resounding response by tilting the match against PSG.
Antoine Griezmann spent a complicated evening on the lawn of the Parc des Princes for his big return to France, just one month after the announcement of his international retirement. Like his entire team, the Frenchman has long been confined to defensive tasks. Consequence of the domination of the Parisians throughout the meeting.
Above all, the former Barcelona player most often made the wrong choice on the rare occasions when he managed to project himself to the forefront. Enough to make Raymond Domenech react, who did not hesitate to be very virulent about him on social networks. “ In view of this PSG / Atletico match we say to ourselves that Griezmann's international retirement is ultimately not bad news for DD. he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Antoine Griezmann, the decisive pass that changes everything
Many observers were also surprised by Diego Simeone's choice to leave him on the field until the end of the match when he did not hesitate to replace Julian Alvarez, who was much more dangerous. “ How can we take out Alvarez who is a permanent poison and leave Griezmann who is the ghost of himself? the former French coach reacted.
However, in the very last moments of the match, it was Antoine Griezmann who, upon receiving a clearance from Jan Oblak, perfectly launched Angel Correa for the winning goal. Enough to comfort Diego Simeone in his choice. “It wasn't one of his best games but with him on the pitch, anything can happen, there are times when you take him out and you realize that his last pass would miss,” said the Argentinian technician. , asked about his decision to leave Antoine Griezmann on the pitch despite his difficulties: “Griezmann's decisive pass proves me right, even if it would be presumptuous to say that that's why he stayed. »
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