I apologize for joining Barcelona — Griezmann begs Atletico Fans in farewell speech after ten years at the club (videos)

Antoine Griezmann bade farewell to Atletico Madrid fans on Sunday night, May 17 after playing his final home match for the club, and apologised again for his decision to leave for Barcelona in 2019.  The 35-year-old is joining MLS side Orlando City at the end of the season after 10 seasons with the Rojiblancos, split in two by an ill-fated move to join the Catalan giants. Griezmann gave a speech on the pitch after Atletico beat Girona 1-0 in La Liga, with the French forward setting up the only goal for Ademola Lookman. I know many of you have (forgiven me), but some still havent, so I apologise again. I didnt realise how much love I had here, I was very young, and well, I made a mistake. I reconsidered and we did everything to come back here and enjoy it again. Griezmann joined Atletico from Real Sociedad in 2014 as a left winger but became a world-class striker under coach Diego Simeone. The forward is Atleticos all-time top goalscorer with 212 strikes in 500 matches for them. He arrived at the stadium for the match visibly emotional. I want to thank all my teammates from 2014 until today. Its incredible to share everything with them. Every battle, every victory, and every defeat. The forward also thanked his family, the clubs staff, and coach Simeone, saying the Argentine had changed everything for Atletico. Simeone led Atletico to La Liga titles in 2014 and 2021, but Griezmann arrived after the first and was at Barca when they secured the second. Griezmanns only major trophy with Atletico was the 2018 Europa League, which he lifted before triumphing with France at the World Cup in Russia that summer. Atletico greats including Fernando Torres and Diego Godin appeared to take part in the celebrations of the forwards career, along with his family and president Enrique Cerezo.  Atltico Madrid bid an emotional farewell to Antoine Griezmann last night. Griezmann and the fans couldn't hide their emotions. pic.twitter.com/M6VCMRP99L Football Tweet (@Footballtweet) May 18, 2026 "Te pido perdn otra vez, Atleti. Hice un error e hice todo para volver aqu" Antoine Griezmann pide perdn por irse al FC Barcelona #LALIGAenDAZN pic.twitter.com/YFSsozQBLu DAZN Espaa (@DAZN_ES) May 17, 2026 The post I apologize for joining Barcelona Griezmann begs Atletico Fans in farewell speech after ten years at the club (videos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.