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New challenge at Barcelona set to be toughest yet for Griezmann

Antoine Griezmann coming up against Lionel Messi and Barcelona last season. Now the World Cup winner will hope to settle in quickly at the club he rejected a year ago. [File, AFP]

Antoine Griezmann is likely to win the titles at Barcelona so far lacking in his club career but leaving Atletico Madrid brings few other guarantees, even for one of the world's most talented players.

Griezmann's long-anticipated move to the only team that finished above Atletico last season was confirmed on Friday, his 120 million-euro ($135 million) release clause activated and a five-year contract signed.

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