5 reasons why Atletico Madrid will hand Barcelona their first defeat in La Liga

#4 Form of Atletico Madrid and Antoine Griezmann

Griezmann scored four goals against Leganes

Atletico Madrid have brought themselves back into the title contention after a stupendous 2018. With eight wins and a draw in the nine La Liga games this year, Diego Simeone’s side is the top performing team in La Liga at the moment.

With seven goals in his last two league games against Sevilla and Leganes, Antoine Griezmann is back to his belligerent best. The Frenchman had a subdued start to the 2017-18 campaign but has hit form at the right time.

Antoine Griezmann had scored only five goals and assisted three in the first half of the 2017-18 season. But in 2018, the 26-year-old has scored 10 goals and assisted four more for his teammates.