Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona: 5 takeaways | LaLiga 2018-19

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#3 The Costa and Griezmann combo

Costa and Griezmann feed off each other’s strengths
Costa and Griezmann feed off each other’s strengths

Like Dembele, Diego Costa has blown hot and cold for most parts of his stint at Atletico Madrid, but his experience is crucial in big matches, and once again he shone in a big encounter with a perfect header from close range.

He also did his work defensively by using his physical prowess to win aerial duels, and was decent with his passes, but Costa does not have the skill or dribbling abilities to get past defenders, and that is where Antoine Griezmann comes into play.

Costa and Griezmann feed off each other’s strengths, and on Saturday they once again combined well to help Atletico Madrid open the scoring.

Griezmann made a great run down the right wing and showed his vision by neatly picking out Costa who made a quick run into the box and headed the ball into the net . After a slow start to the season, Atletico are back to their best, thanks to Costa and Griezmann.

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