Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
Despite Atletico Madrid’s disappointing draw in the “18th round” of the Spanish League, against Getafe 3-3, after leading 3-1 until the 87th minute, Argentine coach Diego Simeone put aside his sadness, in order to celebrate with great pride his French star Antoine. Griezmann, who scored the second and third goals, raising his tally to 173 goals, equaling the record registered in the name of the “legend” Luis Aragones, the all-time top scorer for the Rojiblancos.
The achievement made Simeone heap “flattery and praise” on the French star, and he said in statements to the “Monte Carlo Sport” network: “I felt when Griezmann came forward to take the penalty kick, that Aragones was going with him and accompanying him while he was shooting it.”
He added: This record places Griezmann among the “legends” of the club throughout its history. He is a wonderful player and a model person, and we always need players of this quality, and I hope that we keep him with us for as long as possible.
For his part, Griezmann told the DAZN network: The draw made me sad and sorry, because we did well in the match with ten players from the 30th minute.
When asked about the record equation, the world champion who won the 2018 World Cup in Russia said, “The result spoiled my joy with this number. I was hoping for my team to win the three points. It is unfortunate, but in any case we are now thinking about Saturday’s match against a new competitor.”
Getafe succeeded in equalizing with Atleti in the last minutes of the match, as it scored its second goal in the 87th minute, scored by Oscar Rodriguez, and Borja Mayoral scored the equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time.
With this draw, Atletico became third in the “La Liga” standings, 9 points behind leaders Girona, and 7 points behind “runner-up” Real Madrid.
When Griezmann was asked about the title race, and whether it was over, he said: We are in December, and there is still a long way to go, and it is not necessary to sound an “alarm bell,” because we are playing well and we trust ourselves, and there are matches that you win, and others that you lose, and you suffer. In it, or a draw, we are happy because a football career is a “beautiful dream,” and we are working as hard as we can.
2023-12-20 07:28:54
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