A week after showering praise on Antoine Griezmann, Diego Simeone labeled his number 7 as the “football genius” following his very good performance in the second leg quarter-final against FC Barcelona, which saw Atletico Madrid qualify on Tuesday in front of their home crowd.
Diego Simeone again expressed his love for his striker Antoine Griezmann on Tuesday night, after the Colchoneros secured a spot in the Champions League semi-finals and a strong performance by the Frenchman against FC Barcelona. “Antoine knows how much I love him,” smiled the Argentine coach. “I said it in front of all of you last time, because he is a genius.”
“With time, we will realize that we had a football genius among us,” added Simeone. “A player who makes the difference, a leader, who has always shown a lot of personality. I remember the last Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona, the two goals… In the semi-final against Bayern, goal… I hope that God and destiny will give him what he has been looking for in his final moments at the club.”
“I wasn’t expecting this tribute,” Antoine Griezmann reached the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in their history with Atletico. He will also play in the Copa del Rey final this weekend, with the opportunity to win a title. “I don’t think too much about the end of my career at Atletico,” he assured after the match.
“Since January, I have reclaimed my place on the field, I am playing much more than at the beginning of the season, I am starting to enjoy myself and have fun with my game. I didn’t expect this tribute from my coach, listening to him speak, I wondered if it was really real. We have something special, I owe him a lot…”
