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Lacazette - My strong bond with Griezmann

They will be in fierce competition with each other over the course of our Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid, but Alexandre Lacazette and Antoine Griezmann are firm friends off the pitch.

The France internationals are so close that they go by the nickname 'Griezzy and Lacaz', and the Arsenal striker says their bond has been a decade in the making.

"Griezzy is a very good player who I met nearly 10 years ago now," Lacazette told Arsenal Player. "We developed a strong bond and we see each other every year, either on national duty or elsewhere.