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Antoine Griezmann was forced to withdraw from the French squad for upcoming friendlies against Germany and Chile, ending his country’s run of 84 consecutive matches, a world record.
The Atletico Madrid star’s remarkable feat for the Blues dates back to a 4-0 win over the Netherlands in World Cup qualifying in August 2017.
The 32-year-old is fourth in the two-time World Cup winner’s all-time list of appearances with 127. He holds the same position in the goalscoring chart with 44.
He withdrew from Didier Deschamps’ squad due to an ankle injury which has caused him some problems in recent weeks.
Griezmann returned to action last Wednesday, playing 105 minutes of Atleti’s Champions League quarter-final second leg victory over Inter Milan.
Antoine Griezmann has been forced to withdraw from the France squad for the upcoming friendlies due to an ankle injury.
The 32-year-old’s remarkable run began in a 4-0 win over the Netherlands in 2017.
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He was only able to play 45 minutes for Diego Simeone’s side this weekend when they lost 3-0 at home to Barcelona.
Griezmann was replaced in the team by former Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi.
The former Arsenal midfielder (right) replaced the World Cup winner in Didier Deschamps’ team
The Lazio star has found consistent form since his loan move to Serie A last summer and has scored three goals and three assists in 37 games in all competitions for the Italian club.
France will face Germany in Lyon on March 23 before facing Chile in Marseille three days later, in their final matches before the European Championship this summer.
