Antoine Griezmann Equals Lionel Messi's La Liga Record As He Bags Yet Another Award
Antoine Griezmann's form, for Atletico Madrid this season has been nothing but exceptional after rejoining the Madrid side from Barcelona following a torrid four seasons with the Blaugrana.
With four goals involvement throughout the month, the French forward has been named winner of the Player of the Month award by La Liga EA Sports for November, as per LaLiga.com.
After claiming the award, the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner with France has equaled a record set by Argentina and Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi.
In what was his eighth La Liga Player of the Month Award, he joins former Barcelona captain Messi as the player with the most Player of the Month awards in the Spanish top-flight league, according to Atletico Universe.
🚨📊| Antoine Griezmann (8) joins Lionel Messi (8) as the player with the most La Liga Player of the Month awards.
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) December 1, 2023
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Griezman beat Getafe's Borja Mayoral, Osasuna's Ante Budimir, Real Betis' Ayoze Perez and Girona's Artem Dovbyk to claim the prize.