Joao Félix found the net in the 25th minute against Getafe, with this goal Barcelona took the lead. The Portuguese forward made his first start at Barca after joining the Catalan club on loan from Atlético Madrid in the summer, where he has been a long-time outcast.
The expression on Joao Félix’s face after his first Barcelona goal sends a message to Madrid. Source: Twitter
As is known, Félix became a player of Atlético Madrid in 2019 for 127 million euros, in which he has been the most expensive purchase in the club’s history ever since. Young Félix actually had a very successful spring season only in Benfica, when Atlético decided to replace Antoine Griezmann, who was sold to Barcelona, with him, and it is worth almost any amount. The Portuguese forward scored 34 goals in 131 games for the Madrid club, but the biggest problem was that he could not fit into head coach Diego Simeone’s system. That’s why they started loaning him out, first to Chelsea and now to Barcelona.
Félix played for the first time against Osasuna at the beginning of September as a substitute for ten minutes, and he made his debut in the starting team against Getafe, scoring a goal. So did his compatriot, the other Joao, Cancelo, who walks in similar shoes, he has become an undesirable person at Manchester City lately, he spent the spring on loan at Bayern Munich, and now he has arrived at Barcelona in the same way. The up-and-coming right-back was also a starter for the first time, he scored the fifth Catalan goal.
Nice goal by Cancelo:
Between the two, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and Raphinha scored.
– I can’t talk about Atlético Madrid, especially because I have a lot of respect for Diego Simeone – reacted Xavi for Joao Félix’s goal. – I can only see that now both Joaos are happy and satisfied, both are enthusiastic and want to be important in the team.
Is that the secret? Xavi didn’t want to criticize Simeone, but in the end he did, because according to that, Félix was not happy and satisfied in Madrid, and thus he couldn’t be enthusiastic.
Barcelona are currently at the top of La Liga with four wins and one draw after five rounds.
Cover image: Xavi is satisfied with the new certificates (Photo: EPA/Etienne Laurent)
2023-09-18 01:22:35
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