This Antoine Griezmann IS worthy of Barça teammate Lionel Messi

Antoine Griezmann once said it was his objective to sit at the same table at Lionel Messi. And Cristiano Ronaldo. Big words, but it's true that the Frenchman is becoming the Argentine's best ally and that he's adding more in the final third all the time.

On the pitch, you can feel the connection, which hasn't always been the case since Griezmann joined from Atletico. They look for each other, find each other and you notice from Messi's gestures that he's satisfied with how Greizmann's performing. It's what the No.10 wanted, a partner who, even though he's not at his superlative level, can still make the difference.

Mestalla 'feeling'

Ronald Koeman's 3-5-2 has made them partners in attack and things are going well. Messi is reserved in terms of words, but his gestures are expressive. And the joy he felt when 'Grizzi' scored to make it 1-2 said everything. He was the first to run to him, jumping like a kid... and not for the first time.

Later, Messi scored his second and Barça's third and Griezmann sought him out as Messi made his way to the France international, screaming to the sky at the importance of the goal. And when the game ended, they looked for each other again. Messi smiled and blew his cheeks out as if he was saying to Antoine: "Thank goodness..."

Griezmann

Messi plays in "another league" and has now scored 28 goals in La Liga, but Griezmann has put his foot on the accelerator and scored his 19th in all competitions at Mestalla. He's scored four goals in his last four league games, six in eight, but what's most stood out is his effectiveness in front of goal.

When Griezmann shoots on goal, more than 50 percent of the time he ends up scoring, which wasn't the case in his beginnings at Camp Nou. In the last four games, he has shot seven times with 57 percent of those going in. This is the path for Griezmann and Messi, who want to help Barça win the title.