But Griezmann appeared to be outside of the box when he was touched by Albrighton.
Fellow pundit Lee Dixon added: "I think if you had said before the draw that you would get one of the top teams and hold them to just 1-0 away from home, Leicester would have bitten both your hands off".
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann.
Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare was understandably aggrieved by that decision but the France forward's all-round inventiveness during the first half forced him further on to the defensive.
Ateltico's dominance in the opening stages meant that Leicester were living exclusively on the counter attack, much like they were in the first leg against Sevilla, but when Leicester did throw a few numbers forward, it left spaces for Atletico to spring counter attacks as well. "We need to concentrate on Palace and try to get those points", he said.
Another witness said: 'There were a couple of people who probably antagonised the police, but then they took out all these people here.
Leicester struggled from the start and never threatened Atletico at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, finishing the game with no attempts on target.
Marc Albrighton had fouled the Frenchman but the impact of the foul was clearly out of the box. We know that. But it's the key decisions that you want correct.
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Manchester United legend Roy Keane talking on ITV's Champions League Show said: "I think Atletico will be happy to take them back them back to the King Power".
"We know it will be a very hard return leg", he told a news conference.
The penalty came as fans were still loudly celebrating the announcement that Bayern Munich had just opened the scoring against city rival Real Madrid in Germany.
With the result, Atletico increased their unbeaten run in all competitions to nine games.
Fernando Torres slipped as the goal beckoned in the second half but, that chance apart, Atletico struggled to carve out clear-cut openings against a stubborn Leicester defence.
Leicester go to Palace having lost their last two games - following six straight wins - with the Eagles having won five of their last six outings. He had previously struggled in Leicester's last league game against Everton but rose to the occasion in fine fashion.
Supporters were involved in clashes with Spanish police ahead of their Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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