France's golden boy Antoine Griezmann has joined Barcelona on a five-year deal after ending his five-year spell at Atlético; UEFA.com polishes our shrine in his honour. What they are saying "Antoine has improved in every area – fitness, tactical awareness, personality, aggression, intensity, ball recovery, attacking threat – and it's all his own doing."Diego Simeone, Atlético coach
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How sensible is Atlético’s Antoine Griezmann?
A UEFA Europa League and FIFA World Cup winner in 2018, French icon Antoine Griezmann has introduced he'll finish his five-year spell at Atlético this summer time; UEFA.com polishes a shrine in his honour. What they are saying"Antoine has improved in every area – fitness, tactical awareness, personality, aggression, intensity, ball recovery, attacking threat – and it's all his own doing."Diego Simeone, Atlético coach
Griezmann, Ronaldinho, Koeman, Alba, Matthaus: best birthday team?
Happy birthday Lothar Matthaus, Ronald Koeman, Ronaldinho, Jordi Alba and Antoine Griezmann – that would be some five-a-side team (they can take turns in goal). In fact, has any date produced a better quintet of footballers?Can you field a better team? Get in touch on Twitter or Facebook using #MyBirthday5 and let us know yours and any we have missed. Then it's just a case of making our diaries and time machines work. 5 February: Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Giovanni van Bronkhorst, Gheorghe Hagi, Carlos Tévez22 February: Branislav Ivanović, Hakan Yakın, Brian Laudrup, Juninho Pau... UEFA.com - News
Griezmann gives Atlético three more points
Full semi-final schedule Domestic leagues and cups REAL MADRID v ATLÉTICO Real Madrid v Barcelona (Sunday, 20:45CEST)Espanyol 0-1 Atlético (Griezmann 73) Antoine Griezmann scored his 16th Liga goal of the season to maintain his side's push for third place in the Liga, pouncing on a team-mate's deflected shot to arrow in an angled drive from ten metres out. Diego Simeone's side are now unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions (W8 D4), conceding just four times in the course of that run.MONACO v JUVENTUS... UEFA.com - News
Sevilla close in on Barcelona and Real Madrid
THURSDAY Sevilla 1-0 Athletic Club (Iborra 14)Sevilla are now within two points of new Liga leaders Barcelona and one behind Real Madrid after a fifth consecutive competitive win. Vicente Iborra got the goal on the follow-up from Stevan Jovetić's saved penalty, the Sevilla captain driving the ball under Gorka Iraizoz.Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Atlético Madrid (Andone 13; Griezmann 68)A superb swerving finish from Antoine Griezmann rescued a point for Atleti against a struggling Deportivo side who were under new coach Pepe Mel. A... UEFA.com - News