Christophe Dugarry has been heavily criticised after he described Barcelona star Lionel Messi as "half autistic" during his assessment of the Catalan giant's 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona's hopes of winning a third La Liga title in a row are all but over following the result, which was their third draw in four games, and they are now one point behind bitter rivals Real Madrid having played a game more.
French forward Antoine Griezmann has received criticism recently for his poor form, and he was left on the bench for the game against Atletico, only coming on for the final two minutes.
But speaking to RMC Sport, Dugarry said Messi was partly to blame for Griezmann's struggles. "What is (Griezmann) afraid of?
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