The highest scorer in the history of the Madrid club played in its last home match before promotion to MLS.

Atletico Madrid presided over an emotional farewell ceremony with its leader, Antoine Griezmann.. After defeating Girona with a 1:0 score at the Metropolitano Stadium, the club and fans gave the chance to the French forward to continue his career in the American Orlando City..

After the match, teammates, head coach Diego Simeone and legends of the club, including Fernando Torres and Diego Godin, came onto the field to acknowledge Gravtsev for their significant contribution to the history of the “mattress makers”.

Griezmann joined Atletico Madrid in 2014 and moved to Barcelona in 2019, which caused a stir among fans. Two years later, he returned to Madrid and again won the hearts of patients. At the hour of his farewell speech, the Frenchman again remembered that episode:.

" I know that a lot of you have already worked for me, and the deeds are still there, but I will ask again for those who arrived to Barsi. Then I didn’t know how much love I felt here. I was even younger and got my peace. “I turned to you, and we earned everything we could, so that the people here could enjoy life again,” said the Frenchman.

While Antoine has never won the Champions League or the Spanish Championship with Atletico, this reinforces that the emotional connection with the club is of greatest value to him:.

“I wasn’t able to bring home the La Liga title or the Champions League trophy, but love the big one. I will carry it with me throughout my life,” the attacker said, encouragingly.

Antoine Griezmann strips Madrid of its true legend status. His downfall at Atletico includes:  Being the club's all-time leading scorer. Fourth place for the number of matches held. European League, UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup.

The forward paid special respect to the head coach of the team, Diego Simeone, who in advance called the Frenchman perhaps the best player for Atletico.

" Once again, I became the champion of the world and considered myself the world’s greatest. I’m guilty of you so much, and it was an honor for me to fight for you,” Griezmann turned to his mentor.

Griezmann’s great teammate, goalkeeper Jan Oblak, offered words of encouragement, noting that the Frenchman deserved the most prestigious individual award:.

" We have a lot of fates ahead of us in the United States, and the stinks will be strong enough to grow with us."

Antoine will play his last match for Atletico this weekend. The mattresses will fly to Villarreal and win bronze medals. Match scheduled for May 24th, starting at 22:00.