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#2 Antoine Griezmann
France and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has named an English club as his Champions League favourites with reigning Premier League champions Manchester City at the top of his list.
Griezmann spoke to Kicker (via Marca) about his favourites to win the Champions League and being nominated for the prestigious Ballon d'Or.
Speaking about his favourites, the Frenchman said, "For me, Manchester City are the leading favourite because they have Guardiola as the coach."
"Then come Juventus and Barcelona because they have Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. And then I see us [Atletico Madrid]."
The World Cup winner also spoke about his Ballon d'Or prospects saying, "I didn't understand it, but we don't decide and other FIFA people do, so it's complicated. It seemed a shame to me. For me, a prize like this would have been an important distinction."
"It would have been compensation for the difficult moments I went through far away from my family when I was 13, 14 or 15. It wouldn't be a prize only for me, but also for my parents and siblings. It would be a reward for all the effort and all the separation."
