Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann will miss the club’s Champions League group game against AC Milan next week as part of a two-match suspension from UEFA.
Griezmann was sent off in Atletico’s 3-2 defeat at home to Liverpool last month and has been handed a two-game ban. He served the first of those in the return match against Liverpool, which Atleti lost 2-0, a fortnight ago.
However, the Frenchman will also now miss the upcoming fixture against Milan on November 24, after UEFA confirmed the suspension to the club on Wednesday.
Griezmann to miss Milan clash
Atletico are scrapping to edge out Porto in what appears to be a two-horse race for second in Group B.
Liverpool have already sealed progression as group winners, with Porto one point ahead of Atletico and Milan a further three points behind, which belies the sense that this was the Champions League’s group of death, at least for the Reds.
Porto will travel to Anfield next week to face Liverpool before hosting Atletico in Portugal in the final game.
Griezmann will be available again for the final fixture, but his absence against Milan is a massive blow for the Spanish club.
The forward, who rejoined Atletico on loan from Barcelona in the summer, has scored five goals in his last six appearances.
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Griezmann scored twice in the defeat by Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano before being shown a red card by referee Daniel Siebert in the 52nd minute for an absurdly high and dangerous challenge that saw him catch the head of Roberto Firmino flush with his studs.
Diego Simeone’s team host an AC Milan team that could turn the race for second into a three-horse race with an away win.
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