After Atletico Madrid’s qualification against FC Barcelona on Tuesday night in the Champions League quarterfinals, Thierry Henry paid a public tribute to Antoine Griezmann on the CBS set.
It was the tribute of a legend of the French team to another. Tuesday night, on the CBS Sports Golazo show, Thierry Henry had very touching words for Antoine Griezmann, who came to speak on the microphone after Atletico Madrid’s qualification against FC Barcelona and a high-level individual performance.
“Antoine, thank you,” “Titi” began. “Thank you for everything you have done for French football, for the French team, and simply for football. Personally, you’ve pleased me. Finish well with Atletico and good luck in Orlando. If you need anything, I know the MLS. And thanks again. Hats off.”
“Thank you very much, coming from you, a French legend, it touches me,” Antoine Griezmann replied. The Frenchman, who was never officially captain of the French team, represented the Blues from the 2014 World Cup, the first without Thierry Henry, and during the following ten years.
On Tuesday night, the Atletico striker may have thought, for a moment, that he was experiencing his last European evening with Atletico Madrid. But thanks to a goal from Ademola Lookman, created by the Frenchman, Atletico eliminated FC Barcelona and reached the Champions League semifinals. “Grizou” will have at least two more European matches.
