Griezmann the King arrives at the Metropolitan

Antoine Griezmann returns to Civitas Metropolitano. It's only been 26 days since the last time. But a lot has changed. It's another year, 2024, and its aura is different. The Frenchman is already the top scorer in Atletico's history. From the little prince to the king. His goal against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, after dribbling around Modric and Rudiger and shooting from outside the area with his right foot, put him in the Colchonero Olympus.

And fans dress up to celebrate. The 7 will receive recognition for its home stadium before the start of the derby. His redemption story is worth it. Griezmann scored 133 goals from his arrival to Atletico in 2015 until his farewell to Barcelona. Among them is the first metropolitan. With his departure, it is possible Attacking the record set by Lewis in 1974, After defeating Escudero and hanging up his boots with a wonderful goal from a free kick in the European Cup final against Bayern.

But 50 years later, Griezmann came back to beat him. The Frenchman returned to his homeland in 2021 to score 41 goals… and those are the rest. “When I left I realized how happy I was at Atletico.”He was honored when he received the AS Sports award for the best and most decisive footballer in the 22-23 league. This season he scored 17 goals. Just enough to get past Lewis. They both hit 123 in the league. The Frenchman is also the all-time top scorer in the Champions League (31). The sweetest comeback makes history. The entrance, today, will be for Griezmann. Tribute to Grifa.

Journey tribute shirt

Antoine Griezmann realizes the magnitude of his achievement. The best scorer in the history of a century-old club with two formidable strikers. And also the legend that surpasses it. The Frenchman did not stop praising Louis. “I was already a legend when I played. Time will tell if I am. But what I know is that we will be athletes for life.”

Previously, after drawing with Getafe with a brace, Griezmann appeared in the following match against Sevilla in a shirt designed in honor of El Sabio. In conversation with Pantomime Full, “0-0 with…”, The Frenchman told the ins and outs. “I had this thought and wink a couple of months ago. I asked the guy who made it for me in France, he was scoring goals and getting close, I told him to send it now, I was full. But the system was lost. I had to wait. I equalized it and the Sevilla game had already arrived on the fourth day. So I said to him, “You have to do it for me again and I will send someone to get it for me.” The shirt was in Paris I called my best friend from my city, who was two and a half hours away by train, and he went to look for the shirt in Paris and then brought it to me in Madrid in one day. It cost me a lot of effort, especially for my friend. I spent the whole week waiting for it to arrive,” admits Griezmann.