Griezmann signs off at home, Mokwa fires Elversberg up in French abroad team of the weekend | OneFootball

Antoine Griezmann signed off decisively in his final home outing for Atlético Madrid, David Mokwa struck twice to fire Elversberg up, and Florian Lejeune excelled as Rayo built belief. According to L'Équipe, the XI is set in a 4-4-2.

Goalkeeper Thomas Didillon Hodl faced one shot on target as Willem II beat Almere 2-0 in the second leg, after 1-0 away, setting up a two-leg tie with Volendam for an Eredivisie return.

Thérence Koudou curled in on 60 minutes in Malines’ 2-2 at Anderlecht, keeping European hopes alive. Jeanüel Belocian anchored Wolfsburg on the right in a vital 3-1 win over Sankt Pauli.

Rayo beat Villarreal 2-0, Lejeune posted 11 clearances, four recoveries and 57 of 61 passes. Lucas Digne, named in Didier Deschamps’s 26, shone in Aston Villa’s 4-2 over Liverpool before a Europa League final with Freiburg.

NEC Nijmegen secured a first Champions League entry, via the third qualifying round, as Twente lost 5-1 to PSV, with Noé Lebreton scoring twice and later hitting the bar. Sacha Delaye’s 64th-minute penalty sent Austria Lustenau up.

Atlético’s record scorer with 212, Griezmann forced a big save from Paulo Gazzaniga on 19, then delivered the 100th assist of his 500th appearance by crossing for Ademola Lookman’s 22nd-minute winner. A tribute followed at the Metropolitano.

Enzo Le Fée kept Sunderland’s push alive with a goal and an assist against Everton, leaving them ninth before Chelsea. David Mokwa’s brace clinched Elversberg’s first-ever promotion, while Brian Beyer scored as Vaduz won 3-1 at Wil to go up.

Source: L'Équipe