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Griezmann becomes second Frenchman to reach 100 goals in La Liga

The Atletico Madrid forward hit the century mark against Espanyol, becoming only the second player from France to do so

Antoine Griezmann has hit the 100 goal mark in La Liga, becoming just the second Frenchman to do so behind Real Madrid's Karim Benzema.

The striker's 100th goal in the Spanish top flight, a cool finish from a tight angle, handed Atletico a 1-0 win over Espanyol.

Benzema brought up three figures in 202 appearances compared to Griezmann's247, while Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both considerably quicker to their century – taking 154 and an astonishing 92 matches respectively.