Simeone: More to come from Griezmann & Lemar at Atletico

Diego Simeone knows Atletico Madrid suffered in the absence of Antoine Greizmann late in their 1-0 La Liga win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, as the coach waits for the team to gel with star signing Thomas Lemar.

Griezmann scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium and was substituted with 14 minutes to go, triggering a period of pressure from the visitors that Atleti were perhaps fortunate to survive.

The 27-year-old attacking midfielder is still seeking full match fitness after his World Cup-winning exertions with France in June and July, but Simeone is well aware of his importance to the team.