The French star won the thanks of his team-mate Koke after his brilliant strike salvaged a point for Diego Simeone's men on the road
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke thanked Antoine Griezmann for the "stroke of genius" that rescued a 2-2 draw against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Koke's cross bounced beyond the France star before finding the net to give Atleti the lead after only three minutes at San Mames, but the home side roared back with goals from Inigo Lekue and Oscar de Marcos.
Griezmann sent a sublime chip into the net after being harshly flagged offside but had better luck 10 minutes from time, blasting a superb low shot in off the post to secure the point.