Hats off to Griezmann

In the early morning of November 9, the French veteran scored a double in Atletico Madrid's 3-1 victory over Levante in round 12 of La Liga.

Griezmann shined after entering the field.

At home, Atletico Madrid dominated the game and opened the scoring early after Pablo Barrios's lucky shot hit a defender and changed direction into the net in the 12th minute. However, the home fans' joy lasted less than 10 minutes. Manu Sanchez equalized for Levante with a close-range shot, giving Jan Oblak no chance to block.

After conceding the goal, the "Rojiblancos" attacked vigorously but ineffectively. The difference only came in the 61st minute, when Antoine Griezmann was brought on the field. The 2018 World Cup champion only needed 28 seconds to have his first touch and immediately help Atletico Madrid score a goal. The striker born in 1991 ran to receive Marcos Llorente's cross, before tapping the ball into the goal, beating the goalkeeper.

According to Opta , Griezmann is the fastest substitute to score in La Liga in the last 10 years. In February 2015, Borja Mayoral scored in the 26th second after entering the field.

Griezmann did not stop there, completing his double in the 80th minute. The 34-year-old striker won the ball from the visitors' defender to open the attack, and he also accurately kicked the rebound after Julian Alvarez's unsuccessful attempt. Although he is no longer at the peak of his form and has to accept a reserve role, Griezmann still has 5 goals this season, the same achievement as Vinicius of Real Madrid.

3 points at home helped Atletico maintain their position in the top 4 with 25 points, 6 points more than the team in second place and 5 points behind the top team Real Madrid but having played one more match.

La Liga standings.

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