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'This happened at Atletico too' - Griezmann not worried by slow Barca start after quiet performance against Levante

Antoine Griezmann says he isn’t concerned by his underwhelming start to life at Barcelona, after Ernesto Valderde’s new-look front three stuttered in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Levante.

Lionel Messi converted a penalty to see Barca ahead at the break, but they squandered their spot at the top of La Liga as Levante scored three goals in seven second-half minutes.

After starting alongside Messi and Luis Suarez but failing to make an impact – he registered twice as many offsides in the match as shots – some Barca fans are concerned that their marquee summer signing isn’t settling in well at Camp Nou.