Varane & Griezmann: En-amis do battle

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Posted Sunday, October 04, 2015 by Marca.com

International teammates Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann will do battle at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday.

The final La Liga match before the international break will see two France regulars face off in a crucial Madrid derby.

It will be the sixth meeting between the two Frenchmen in La Liga. Varane has always worn the white of Real Madrid on these occasions, while the current Atletico number 7 has been split between previous employers Real Sociedad (his first three) and 'Los Rojiblancos' (his most recent two).

Griezmann's luck in this fixture took a turn for the better when he swapped the Basque Country for the Spanish capital as he swiftly improved upon his previous record of three defeats against his friend.

That all changed last season with Atletico winning both La Liga derbies, although both players only started in the one played at the Calderon.

Griezmann has scored three times against 'Los Blancos', but his compatriot was only on the pitch for one of them. It was in Diego Simeone's side's comprehensive 4-0 victory over Real Madrid at the Calderon in which the tricky forward got in on the act with the third goal.

The two friends will lock horns once again this Sunday before reporting for international duty for France.