Chances were hard to come by, but Diego Simeone’s charges almost went ahead in the 37th minute when Gabi picked out Griezmann, whose volley was denied by a superb save from Serantes.
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“We have to get our act together because if we keep going like this we’ll be fighting to avoid relegation”, said an unhappy Griezmann after the final whistle.
“I’m fine, I only need pace”, Griezmann added.
“I absolutely think that with work and enthusiasm we will find what we are looking for”.
That result followed another disappointing draw at home to Alaves on the opening day of the season, meaning Atleti are already four points off the pace in La Liga. Now, we have to be calm and continue working.
However, the French global is said to have rebuffed all overtures from the Emirates Stadium and informed them he was happy in Spain.
Atletico resume their campaign at Celta Vigo on September 10. We know that we can improve through the work and the most important thing is that the players have put themselves into this idea.
“I’m not ashamed about the fact that we’re lacking cutting edge and that this is happening to us”.
Not even the return of star forward Griezmann could inspire Atletico.
Wenger conversed with his fellow Frenchman during Euro 2016, according to The Sun, who claim that the player told the Arsenal boss that he did not want to leave Spain.
Antoine Griezmann returned to the Los Rojiblancos line-up, while Fernando Torres was left on the bench for the second straight game.
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New Atletico signing Kevin Gameiro, along with strike partner Antoine Griezmann, both had chances to win the match for the away side.
