Barcelona striker Antoine Griezmann has mimicked the legends of Lionel Messi and basketball player LeBron James after scoring twice for his side to beat Real Betis 5-2 in the second round of the Spanish championship.
Griezmann, who joined the Catalan side from Atletico Madrid for 120 million euros, imitated LeBron when he threw colored paper scraps in the air when he scored the second goal, noting that his inspiration for Messi was Messi. In the exercises, I tried to imitate him. "
"As for the celebration, I love what LeBron is doing and therefore I tried to imitate it too."
Griezmann was the undisputed star of his team's first game at Camp Nou, in addition to his impressive goals (the first with a shot on the fly left) contributed a decisive pass from Chilean Arturo Vidal's minutes after the latter came off the bench.
Griezmann, who has not recovered from a calf injury and a similar injury to Uruguayan Luis Suarez, has been a big responsibility, especially as the team lost their opening game to Athletic Bilbao in the opening round.
Griezmann said the team effort had led the team to a clear win over Real Betis by saying: "After every loss there is a reaction. In the absence of several players, the whole team did a great job.
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde praised Griezmann by saying: "It must be recognized that today was important for Griezmann.
"He reacted firmly on the pitch and made a lot of effort between the lines and managed to escape the censorship. We know that when the front-lineers play at their level, we have a greater chance of winning. Will give him confidence.