Twitter reacts to Antoine Griezmann's breakaway goal vs. Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich's high-line three-man defence was playing a somewhat dangerous game against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg, with Antoine Griezmann sniffing around for a goal, as one onlooker observed:
The concern for Bayern is that Martinez/Alonso/Boateng are stepping so far up that one slick Griezmann move and he's got 60 yards on goal.
— Mike L. Goodman (@TheM_L_G) May 3, 2016
Just over 15 minutes after Mr. Goodman made his prediction, Griezmann broke free off a Fernando Torres through pass - fortuitous to avoid a non-offside call despite looking slightly off - and beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer on the breakaway to snatch a 2-1 aggregate lead and a crucial away goal.
Related - Watch: Griezmann puts Atletico Madrid on brink of final with slick goal
Twitter reacted accordingly to the shocking twist:
.@Torres sends @AntoGriezmann clean through & the in-form French forward stays cool to beat the onrushing Neuer #UCL pic.twitter.com/y0rWcFxH0K
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 3, 2016
HE DID IT HE BLOODY DID IT! #ATLETI LETSSSS GOOOOOOOOO
— Rachel Bonnetta (@rachelbonnetta) May 3, 2016
😵… #GameOn
— herculez gomez (@herculezg) May 3, 2016
Bayern be like... pic.twitter.com/cObIwdmLUW
— Rabona (@RabonaApp) May 3, 2016
Wow.
— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) May 3, 2016
Pep Guardiola trying to figure out how to get his #Bayern team 2 goals in the final 30 minutes. #UCL #FCBAtleti pic.twitter.com/SCVzb2DjS7
— KICK (@KICK) May 3, 2016
Antoine Griezmann this season:
— 360Sources (@360Sources) May 3, 2016
Games: 51
Goals: 31
⚽🔥 Unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/YS696iOqp5
This is exactly what Bayern feared. Atletico so efficient with so little.
— Alima (@AlimaHotakie) May 3, 2016
9 - Antoine Griezmann is now Atletico Madrid's top scorer in Champions League history (9). Counter.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 3, 2016
Bayern playing a suicidally high offside trap marked the end of Van Gaal's time in Munich. Maybe Pep's, too (even if they're playing better)
— Clark Whitney (@Mr_Bundesliga) May 3, 2016
Atletico Madrid have clearly modelled themselves on Leicester....or is it the other way round?
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 3, 2016
Defenders stop playing offside, just run back!!
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) May 3, 2016
Griezmann look offside in the first angle but second one shows it was the correct call. #BAYATL pic.twitter.com/5uBrKRBRXZ
— M.A.J (@UItraSuristic) May 3, 2016
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