'Tin opener' Antoine Griezmann does it again for Barcelona in Napoli

'Tin opener' Antoine Griezmann does it again for Barcelona in Napoli

The French forward has scored 14 goals for the club and most of them have something in common

Antoine Griezmann, with the goal he scored at the Stadio San Paolo in Barcelona's 1-1 draw with Napoli, has now scored 14 goals in all competitions this season, the same as Luis Suarez, who's been injured since January. Lionel Messi is still the team's top scorer with 24 goals. 

However, the French striker is the one that has scored the first Barça goal the most times. He has managed to score Barça's first goal in 10 games. Three times more than Messi and four times more than Suarez. Griezmann ins Barça's 'tin opener.' 

He has scored the first Barça goal against Betis, Villarreal, Eibar, Mallorca, Real Sociedad, Alavés, Ibiza, Leganés (Copa), Getafe and now Napoli. Messi broke the resistance of Slavia Prague, Levante, Celta, Atletico Madrid (Liga and Supercopa), Granada and Eibar.

Suarez, meanwhile, managed it against Getafe, Inter Milan, Sevilla, Leganes, Borussia Dortmund and Espanyol. Other players to score the first Barça goal this season are Ansu Fati (Osasuna, Valencia and Levante), Clement Lenglet (Valladolid), Carles Perez (Inter Milan) and Frenkie De Jong (Betis).

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