Griezmann looks at the Camp Nou

Griezmann looks at the Camp Nou. The Frenchman continues to take steps in his recovery and not only touches the ball, he does it with intensity. This morning, at Atlético’s session at Cerro del Espino, He remained on the sidelines of the group but at the same time: he worked with the recovering player Óscar Pitillas and shot on goal and dribbled the ball. In the sights, the Camp Nou, the match against Barça (February 6, 4:15 p.m.). It will be a month since the Cup round of 32 match against Rayo Majadahonda, in which Griezmann reappeared after the right thigh injury he had suffered in the derby against Real Madrid (December 12), and could only play 19 minutes : again the bite on the leg, again in the same place. Relapse. That word that days later, in the press room, Simeone was still chewing upset.

He lost to Griezmann for the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. He lost Griezmann for a month. That is the recovery period that the doctors gave him. It was January 6. On February 6 is the match of the second round of LaLiga between Atlético and Barcelona at the Camp Nou. 31 days. Just one month. The Frenchman works with that game in his sights. Special match, different match: It is the first time that he returns after returning to the rojiblanco team. He never triumphed with the Barça shirt. He never managed to make those fans forget that ‘no’, the one in the documentary on La Decision, although a year later it was yes.

Philip, absence

Simeone continued his work in this week of league break for the qualifying matches for the South American World Cup without Suárez, Giménez, Correa, De Paul, Cunha, Herrera and without Oblak, who is still isolated at home, positive for COVID. Also without Felipe, absent due to indisposition, as explained by Atlético. With the loss also of ‘Profe’ Ortega, although with Dani Castro, his second, as ‘Profe’. They are all the same as Griezmann in his sights: the Camp Nou. The hinge game of the season, as Porto’s was not.