The end of an era: Griezmann says goodbye to Atletico Madrid! He apologized and confessed in front of millions

Atletico Madrid and Girona faced each other in the 37th week of the season in Spanish LaLiga. Diego Simeone's team, who won the match with Ademelo Lookman's goal, maintained their fourth place chances before the last week.

Atletico Madrid's experienced star Antoine Griezmann, who signed with MLS team Orlando City, played his last match in front of his fans for the Spanish team. The French footballer, who started the match in the starting 11 and stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes, had emotional moments in the farewell ceremony at the end of the match.

Griezmann, who said goodbye to the fans with the microphone at the end of the match, apologized to the fans for his transfer to Barcelona.

"I apologize to you once again for going to Barcelona, I didn't realize the love for me here and I was too young," the experienced footballer said, adding that his decision in the past was a mistake. These statements of the French star quickly caused a wide resonance on social media.

Speaking candidly about his transfer to Barcelona, Griezmann said he had one of the biggest regrets of his career. "It was a big mistake. Then I thought about it, I did everything to come back and enjoy it again."

TRANSFERRED TO BARCELONA, BACK TO ATLETICO

Antoine Griezmann started his football career at the Maconnais youth academy in France before moving to Real Sociedad's academy. After making the first team and signing for Atletico Madrid in 2014, Griezmann transferred to Barcelona in 2019 for a fee of 120 million euros.

After a short Barcelona career, the French international first returned to Atletico Madrid on loan and then re-signed for his former club on loan in 2023.

The 35-year-old, who made 500 appearances for Atletico Madrid, scoring 212 goals and 100 assists, played 202 games for Real Sociedad and 35 for Barcelona.