On April 13, in the 31st round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Girona. Antoine Griezmann scored twice and Alvaro Morata provided a brilliant assist as Atletico Madrid got revenge on Girona 3-1 – in the first leg in January, Atletico were beaten 4-3 in the 91st minute. There was no suspense, a 3-1 reversal of Girona, and Griezmann, who scored twice, was crowned MVP.
In the first 30 rounds of La Liga, Girona scored 65 points and ranked third, while Atletico Madrid accumulated 58 points and ranked fourth. In this game, Atletico Madrid fielded Griezmann and Correa's double striker partnership, Koke and De Paul sat in the midfield, and Girona, Dovbik led the 451 formation.
Just 4 minutes into the opening game, Jan Coto crossed in front of the goal, Dovbik took the lead, and Girona led 1-0!
Atletico launched a counterattack, and in the 34th minute, Antoine Griezmann scored from the penalty spot, and the two teams returned to the same running line 1-1.
In the 41st minute, Atletico replaced Morata. Simeone threw out the king bomb combination - Morata and Griezmann, and Atletico's attacking power increased. The substitution quickly paid off:
Before half-time, Atletico Madrid overtook the score, Morata turned around at the bottom line on the left side and crossed, Correa scored with a header, and Atletico Madrid overtook 2-1!
In the 50th minute, Griezmann turned and volleyed in style to give Atletico a 3-1 lead. After the goal, Antoine Griezmann and De Paul danced as a pas de deux. Judging from the back, Griezmann and De Paul, who have the same hairstyle, are quite similar.
In the 2023-24 season, Antoine Griezmann scored 21 goals in 41 appearances for Atletico, while Alvaro Morata made 43 appearances for Atletico and contributed 20 goals. Among all the teams in La Liga, only Griezmann + Morata are the double 20 combination, and looking at the five major European leagues, only Foden (22 goals) and Haaland (30 goals), Griezmann and Morata.
Griezmann, who is in excellent form, ranks 12th in La Liga with 186 goals, just 10 goals behind Mondo (196) in 11th place. At Atletico, Antoine Griezmann has scored 20+ goals in six seasons, the only player in the club's history to achieve this feat.
In the 68th minute, Atletico replaced Antoine Griezmann, and the French superstar enjoyed cheers and applause, and in the 75th minute, De Paul was also replaced, and Simeone Mingjin closed the team to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final (against Borussia Dortmund) in the middle of next week. With Griezmann's brace and Morata's wonderful assist, Atletico Madrid reversed the big dark horse Girona 3-1 and completed revenge (Atletico Madrid was killed in the first leg and lost 3-4).