Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 9:00 AM• Daniel Cabot Kerkdijk • Last update: 09:22

Antoine Griezmann has not become popular among fans of Barcelona and the residents of Catalonia after Tuesday. After the 1-4 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, the attacker spoke to the media and immediately left for Barcelona airport. Despite a curfew until 10 p.m. and a ban on non-essential travel abroad, even leaving Catalonia for another province is not allowed, Griezmann took a private plane from El Prat.

Ronald Koeman has given the selection of Barcelona two days off in the run-up to the next obligation: the home game with Cádiz in LaLiga, on Sunday at 2 p.m. Although the residents of Catalonia have been burdened for weeks by the stricter measures in 2021 to contain the corona virus, Griezmann has seized the first opportunity in the busy schedule to travel to his home country. The attacker may have thought he could catch a plane unnoticed, but some camera crews discovered the attacker when he got out of the car at the airport.

?????? Griezmann, en el Aeropuerto Barcelona-El Prat tras la derrota ante el PSG? El jugador no ha querido hacer declaraciones ?? El Barça tiene dos días libres tras el partido ante el PSG ?? @SantiOvalle pic.twitter.com/mDtT7uzZCO

– El Larguero (@ellarguero) February 16, 2021

While Griezmann, wearing a hood, put on a new face mask, he was bombarded with many questions. The attacker clearly didn’t feel like answering simple questions like “How are you?”, “Do you think you can go one more round?” and “What is your opinion of your discussion with Gerard Piqué?” and stoically made his way to the private jet departure lounge. When a reporter asked where he was going in the middle of the pandemic, Griezmann replied, “What’s that to you?” The attacker replied just before entering the building.

Mundo Deportivo assures that Griezmann has flown to Lyon to visit his family and that it is a non-essential trip. The attacker’s journey has completely gone down the wrong way with social media users in Catalonia and was even a trending topic in the southern European country. Barcelona will resume training on Friday and the logical expectation is that Ronald Koeman will receive questions at the press conference about the French international’s journey.