Antoine Griezmann: I'm happy and looking forward to playing more

Antoine Griezmann: I'm happy and looking forward to playing more

Antoine Griezmann ha debutado como azulgrana este martes en Saitama contra el Chelsea (1-2)
Antoine Griezmann ha debutado como azulgrana este martes en Saitama contra el Chelsea (1-2) | VALENTÍ ENRICH

The French forward got his first 45 minutes of action in a Barcelona shirt against Chelsea

FC Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann made his debut on Tuesday against Chelsea in a 2-1 friendly defeat. 

"I'm happy to have my first few minutes in the shirt and looking forward to playing more, to keep playing, training and improve," said Griezmann after teh game.

"Apart from it being a very special day, it wasn't nice because of the defeat, but better games will come. We have time to improve."

Griezmann, asked how he found it on the pitch, said "good" because "I can play in any of the attacking positions" but added that "it's a new tactic that I have to learn and make movements to help my team-mates."

Griezmann was comfortable playing with Ousmane Dembele. "Yes, we train together with the national team and now we spend more time together. We have time to improve the partnership."

The striker said that coach Ernesto Valverde wanted "depth, and first touch plays with my team-mates". 

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