The Frenchman was the star of the show on his Camp Nou debut
Prior to the game against Real Betis, it is safe to say that Griezmann's Barcelona career had not really kicked into gear, as he failed to stamp his authority during pre-season, while he also had a nightmare debut against Bilbao at the San Mames.
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Injuries suffered by Barcelona's other forwards put more pressure on Griezmann, and with Valverde starting him as the focal point of attack, the Frenchman sparked to life and was Barcelona's best player on the night.
He opened his Blaugrana account in the 41st minute with a volley off Sergi Roberto's cross, and showed his class with a well taken shot into the top right corner five minutes after the restart.
A good chance was presented to grab hat-trick late on, but rather unselfishly, the World Cup winner elected to pass to Arturo Vidal for the Chilean to put Barcelona 5-1 up.
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