Champions League Round of 16: 5 big names who failed to step up 

Luka Modric
Luka Modric

#3 Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Juventus v Club de Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg
Juventus v Club de Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg

Antoine Griezmann was one of the best players for Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the competition, but he failed to provide an inspirational performance at Allianz Arena. He was part of the sailing ship that was blown away by Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick in Turin.

The Frenchman did not score in either of the two legs, although he did a lot of hard work during the first leg at Wanda Metropolitano. He was the main man to make the transition happen between midfield and attack. However, he was not able to get hold of the ball to make that maneuver happen in the reverse fixture.

The entire Atletico Madrid side lost possession in cheap areas, which came back to bite them. During the first leg, Griezmann did well to limit Miralem Pjanic and shut him down.

In the second leg, he was isolated, dejected and hapless.

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