Back to his best? Atletico Madrid star Griezmann ready to face 'old friends' Real Sociedad
This Sunday's duel between Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad (4.15pm CEST) isn't just a meeting of two of the best sides in Spain and in Europe, both of whom come into the fixture after Champions League commitments. It's also a chance for Antoine Griezmann to face his boyhood club.
Having enrolled in the Zubieta academy at the age of 14, Griezmann will always have a special connection with Real Sociedad, the club that propelled him towards stardom and that set him off on his way to making 505 LALIGA appearances… and counting.
Griezmann has played these 505 games for three clubs and across two divisions. With Real Sociedad, he appeared in 180 matches, 39 of them in LALIGA HYPERMOTION in the 2009/10 season, when he was one of the most outstanding players as Martín Lasarte's side won promotion, starring alongside the likes of Xabi Prieto and Claudio Bravo. After four successful seasons with the Basque club's first team in LALIGA EA SPORTS, during which time he netted 46 goals, the forward then headed to Atlético de Madrid.
Under Diego Simeone, he has made 251 league outings over two spells, with his time at FC Barcelona briefly pausing his career with Los Rojiblancos. At the capital city club, he has managed to score 114 goals in LALIGA and become one of the fan favourites. The forward is even within reach of Luis Aragonés, as he could overtake him as the player with the most goals in the history of Atlético de Madrid.
Griezmann's time at FC Barcelona may not have brought him all the success he had hoped for, but it did allow him to add 74 more LALIGA EA SPORTS appearances that also count towards his great milestone of 500 LALIGA appearances. Under Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setién and Ronald Koeman, he scored a total
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