He made his debut in January of 2004 in a Cup game at the Sanchez Pizjuán Stadium, with Simeone and Germán Burgos in the starting eleven. Now, 12 years later, both manage him from the bench and he has played 300 matches as an Atlético.
Atlético played a great match at the Santiago Bernabéu and was the fair winner thanks to the aim of Griezmann. Third consecutive League win on the turf of Real Madrid.
First round of the quarterfinals with a dominating Atlético which had the best chances but couldn't beat a strong PSV which, with the sending off of Pereiro, closed itself up in search of the 0-0.