year La Liga record in Atlético's win over Levante

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Atlético Madrid star Antoine Griezmann has on Saturday evening continued to etch his name ever further into the history books of Spanish football.

This comes after the Frenchman enjoyed a starring appearance off the bench in the Rojiblancos’ latest outing.

Atlético were back in action a short time ago, welcoming Levante to Spain’s capital for a La Liga clash.

And Griezmann went on to prove himself the star of the show, notching a brace en route to an eventual 3-1 triumph for Diego Simeone’s troops.

It was the veteran frontman’s first of the evening which proved a particularly noteworthy one, though.

After breaking free in the Levante penalty area, Griezmann was picked out by Marcos Llorente for a simple finish from close range.

And as revealed by statisticians Opta, in the process of the finding the net:

‘Atlético de Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann has become the fastest substitute to score a goal in La Liga (28 seconds) since Borja Mayoral in Girona vs. Getafe in February 2015 (26 seconds).’

Conor Laird – GSFN

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