If Antoine Griezmann proves to be the standout player in this week's Spanish Super Cup semifinals and showpiece final, none of us can claim we weren't given forward notice. And only partially because of the France international's splurge of assists and goals in his past two matches, which seem to have rescued his season and, perhaps, even his future at Barcelona.
Yes, it's true: those two assists for Lionel Messi rolled off Griezmann's boot as if he'd transplanted some Luis Suarez DNA there, as if Barcelona's No. 10 and No.