And at the end of the night, the light came from Antoine Griezmann: the Frenchman sprung up at the last second on Wednesday to offer a first unexpected success in the Champions League to the Colchoneros, who suffered for a long time against FC Porto (2-1 ).

Entering as usual on the hour mark, "Grizou" scored with a header from a corner after added time (90th + 11), to give victory to the Rojiblancos in a completely crazy end to the match.

The people of Madrid had opened the scoring a few minutes earlier by Mario Hermoso (90th + 1) on a deflected shot which lobbed Diogo Costa, before the Spanish defender then caused a penalty in his area converted by Matheus Uribe (90th + 6).

Stuck in the middle of the imbroglio between Atlético and Barça concerning his contract, and therefore confined to a substitute role since the start of the season, "the Little Prince" scored his third goal of the season in five starts in game. He had already offered success to Atléti two weeks ago in Valencia (1-0).


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“It's out of my hands… I'd like more, but I'll give it my all in the minutes I'm given.

I am very happy here.

All I want is to give my all for the club, for the Cholo (his coach, Diego Simeone), for the fans.

And enjoy”, reacted “Grizou” at the final whistle.

" I love her so much.

And in addition to my affection for him, through his goals, he is one of the most important players at Atlético.

When he comes in, he is always important.

We will see how to use it… He was still excellent over these thirty minutes played, perhaps better than if he had played sixty minutes”, slipped Diego Simeone after the meeting.

From the whistles to the ovation

Griezmann thus released the Rojiblancos from a new complicated situation, when the team had offered an insipid performance in front of a dissatisfied Metropolitano, who had not hesitated to accompany the exit of the Portuguese nugget Joao Felix (70th) with a snorted.

Copiously whistled by part of the public when he entered the game (63rd) two weeks ago during the debacle of Atlético 2-0 against Villarreal, the French international (108 caps, 42 goals) was given a standing ovation by long minutes by home fans after the final whistle.

With three goals, he is the club's top scorer this season, without ever having started.

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