PSG 4-0 Barcelona: Griezmann laughs off prediction fail
Atlético Madrid's Antoine Griezmann was expecting a draw in Tuesday's Champions League game, and joked at his wide-of-the-mark forecast. <a title="France vs England live online, international friendly" href="http://en.as.com/en/2017/06/13/football/1497340252_521576.html">France-England live</a>
French ace Antoine Griezmann was keeping a close eye on countrymen Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League clash with Barcelona on Tuesday.
'Le Petit Prince' predicted 1-1 draw...
Before kick-off in Paris, the Atlético Madrid ace took to Twitter with his expected result: a 1-1 draw, with Edinson Cavani and Lionel Messi getting on the scoresheet.
Paris - Barca ? 1 - 1 ? Cavani et Messi ?
— Antoine Griezmann (@AntoGriezmann) February 14, 2017
However, the last-16 first leg at the Parc des Princes proved not to be quite that tight, with PSG condemning Luis Enrique's side to a humbling 4-0 defeat.
Griezmann: "I wasn't far off"
Griezmann's off-target forecast was not lost on his Twitter followers, with a number of users ribbing the player over his faulty crystal ball after the final whistle.
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And the 25-year-old striker himself posted an ironic assessment of his powers of prediction, quipping: "I wasn't far off".
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