Antoine Griezmann had a score to settle with Barcelona and he got his revenge as soon as Atletico Madrid secured a place in the King’s Cup final, sending the same message to the Catalan club that Barça had sent him via social media after an Atletico-Barcelona match last season.
On that occasion, in March 2025, Barcelona posted a photo on its social media accounts showing Griezmann with eleven Barça players in the background, standing in a circle.
“This photo is very strong,” Barcelona wrote on the post. The message came after Barcelona’s 4-2 victory at the ‘Metropolitano’ in a La Liga match where Atletico had initially led 2-0.
This Tuesday, after Atletico Madrid secured their place in the Copa del Rey final despite a 3-0 defeat at Camp Nou, thanks to their 4-0 victory in the first leg, Griezmann returned the ‘honor’ to his former team with the same expression.
He used a photo of himself celebrating alongside two Barcelona players lying on the grass mourning their elimination at the final whistle.
“Is this photo too strong?” he asked, accompanying the phrase with three emojis of faces covering their mouths.
Otherwise, Atletico and Barcelona will face each other in a month, on the weekend of April 4 and 5, in La Liga.
The two great rivals could also meet in the Champions League if they win against Tottenham Hotspur or Newcastle United, respectively.