Antoine Griezmann gave that to Barcelona… and immediately after Atlético qualified for the Copa del Rey final, he redeemed himself and sent the same message that Barça sent to the Catalan club over the networks after last season’s match between Atlético and Barcelona.
On that occasion, in March 2025, Barcelona uploaded a photo on social networks showing Griezmann and 11 Barça players gathered in the background. The club accompanied the publication with the phrase: “This photo is very hard.” The message was published after Barcelona won 4-2 at the Metropolitano, with Atlético opening the La Liga match with a 2-0 win.
Griezmann returned to his old club with the same look on Tuesday after Atlético made the most of a 4-0 first-leg win to book their place in the Copa del Rey final after losing 3-0 at Camp Nou. They used a photo of the French players celebrating, and a photo of two Barcelona players lying on the pitch after the game, lamenting the loss. “Is this photo pretty difficult?” he asked, accompanying the phrase with three emojis of a face covering its mouth.
More Atlético vs Barcelona in a month
Griezmann had saved it…and he let it go. Atlético and Barcelona will face off in La Liga a month later on the weekend of April 4th and 5th. Please note that if both teams survive their Champions League matches against Tottenham and Newcastle, they will meet again in the quarter-finals, home and away, with the first leg at the Camp Nou on April 7th or 8th, and the return leg at the Metropolitano on April 14th or 15th.
In other words, there will be at least one more Atlético vs. Barça meeting…and maybe even three within the next month and a half. Griezmann and Barça may get their revenge.
