Griezmann may miss season finale due to thigh injury

Barcelona

Antoine Griezmann looks set to miss the rest of the season afer Barcelona said yesterday the France attacker had a thigh injury. The World Cup winner went off at half-time of Saturday’s 1-0 win over Valladolid after apparently asking to be subbed. “He came off because he had a problem, ” Barcelona coach Quique Setien said Saturday.

“It was him who asked for the change.” “Tests this morning have shown that first-team player Antoine Griezmann has a muscle injury in the quadriceps of his right leg,” Barca said on their website. “He is therefore not available for selection at the present time,” a statement said of the 29-year-old who has scored 15 goals in 46 games this season.

It would appear Griezmann will miss Barcelona’s final La Liga matche s with Real Madrid needing five points from their final three games to win the title. Barca also face a Champions League last-16 second leg on August 8 after drawing 1-1 at Napoli before the lockdown.