Poor Call Leads To Griezmann Penalty And Atletico Early Lead

It was going to be a tall task for Leicester City to go into Vicente Calderón Stadium and come away with a victory, it will be even harder if the referee is giving away penalties.

With the referee trailing closely, Antoine Griezmann made a run down the left side when Marc Albrighton clipped the Frenchman clearly outside the box. But the referee thought otherwise and awarded Atletico a penalty.

Tough call Penalty? #beINUCL #ATMLEI pic.twitter.com/gaAfSaI2nu

— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 12, 2017

Despite his recent success against penalties, Kasper Schmeichel stood no chance:

¡GOL del @Atleti! El de siempre, #Griezmann, pone arriba al equipo colchonero. #ChampionsEnFD @johnlaguna3 @marianot19 @c_suarez_2 pic.twitter.com/CK7XbPlaNy

— FOX Deportes (@FOXDeportes) April 12, 2017

Antoine Griezmann has scored or assisted on 15 of the 29 goals Atletico Madrid have scored in the Champions League since the start of last season. The Foxes will try to keep the game close as they are just looking for a good result so they can create some magic back in King Power Stadium on April 18th.