Atletico Madrid’s rejuvenated Antoine Griezmann hit a brace, including one goal direct from a corner, to earn his team a 2-1 win at Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday, IgbereTV reports
After a dour first half, the game burst into life in the second, with the hosts having a goal disallowed before Griezmann continued his excellent form with a double.
Nabil Fekir pulled a goal back for Betis in the 84th minute with a sublime free-kick, creating a tense finale but Diego Simeone’s side held out for the three points, moving third, while Betis are provisionally fifth.
Griezmann, who netted the winner against Athletic Bilbao and set up a goal for Alvaro Morata in his team’s last two games, broke the deadlock in the 54th minute in spectacular fashion.
The French forward, who recently made his loan move from Barcelona to Atletico permanent, whipped a corner in, narrowly over Saul’s head, with the ball dipping in at the far post despite Betis defender German Pezzella’s best efforts.
The second soon followed, teed up by substitute Matheus Cunha, Griezmann squeezed a strike past goalkeeper Rui Silva at his near post, who might have done more to keep it out.
“I wanted to put (the corner) in with a tight angle, hard, and in the end, there was a bit of luck too,” Griezmann told Movistar.
“I told the referee I had never scored a goal from a corner, I’m very happy.
