Antoine Griezmann equals all-time Lionel Messi La Liga document

Atlético Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has on Sunday night secured for himself a recent piece of Spanish soccer historical past.

This comes owing to his look within the membership’s newest outing.

Atlético are in fact at present locked in motion, in a crunch La Liga showdown with Hansi Flick’s high-flying Barcelona.

Griezmann, as anticipated, was afforded a beginning berth by boss Diego Simeone, becoming a member of Julián Alvarez in a star-studded frontline for the night’s hosts.

And, in consequence, the Frenchman has etched his title ever additional into the historical past books.

Tonight’s marks Griezmann’s 520th La Liga look, unfold throughout the frontman’s spells between Atlético, Barcelona, and Actual Sociedad.

This is similar quantity as managed by Barcelona icon Lionel Messi throughout his iconic stint in Spain.

And, as revealed by statisticians Opta, Griezmann has due to this fact joined his former teammate because the overseas participant with essentially the most appearances within the historical past of La Liga.

Conor Laird – GSFN

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