Antoine Griezmann overtakes Barcelona & Real Madrid stars with brace vs Girona | OneFootball

The latest endeavours put forth by Atlético Madrid star Antoine Griezmann on Saturday have given rise to a head-turning statistic.

As much comes owing to another Man of the Match display en route to Atlético’s crucial downing of Girona in La Liga.

After acting as creator in chief in the Rojiblancos’ Champions League meeting with Borussia Dortmund in midweek, Griezmann, on Saturday, turned his hand back towards goalscoring.

A brace, either side of Ángel Correa’s strike on the stroke of the interval, guided Diego Simeone’s troops to the right side of an eventual 3-1 result.

And, in the process, Griezmann climbed clear of star performers at both Real Madrid, and Barcelona, in the season’s top-scorer charts.

Heading into the weekend’s action, the 20 goals racked up by both Jude Bellingham and Robert Lewandowski represented the most of any La Liga player across all competitions in 2023/24.

Atlético’s talisman, however, has now found the net on 21 occasions, guiding him clear of both.

Conor Laird | GSFN