Watch: Griezmann smashes penalty off the crossbar
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Antoine Griezmann squandered a brilliant chance to get Atletico Madrid level just minutes into the second half of Saturday's Champions League final, after Fernando Torres won his side a penalty by expertly goading Pepe into a poor challenge inside the penalty area.
Griezmann, the team's talismanic attacker, stepped up to the spot, but proceeded to cannon his spot-kick off the crossbar.
Antoine Griezmann is the first player to miss a penalty in the #UCLfinal since Arjen Robben (2012). pic.twitter.com/J8pfQnr9nR
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 28, 2016
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