The 24-year-old forward for Barcelona, who is currently still under contract with Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, is looking forward to the upcoming match against his original club this weekend, anticipating a hostile reception from Atletico fans. Joao Felix expects the entire Barcelona team to face a chilly welcome from the home crowd, but he anticipates it will be particularly intense for him as he returns to the Wanda Metropolitano wearing the Barcelona jersey.
In an interview with DAZN, Felix remarked, “It’s going to be a very complicated environment for the whole team. It’s going to be a little worse for me, but I’m a football player and I want to be accustomed to this type of thing. It motivates me more, I enjoy these important matches, [they] have extra motivation.”
Felix joined Atletico Madrid back in 2019 for a staggering £113 million ($143m), marking the club’s highest-ever transfer fee for a player. However, struggling to adapt to Simeone’s tactics, he sought temporary moves elsewhere. His first stint away was in the Premier League with Chelsea last season, and now he finds himself at Barcelona, where he has scored five goals in 21 appearances. Notably, one of those goals came as the match-winner against Atletico back in December.
With Sunday’s La Liga clash against Atletico approaching, Felix hopes to replicate his previous performance from December. Having only played ten minutes off the bench in the recent Champions League match against Napoli, he is expected to be fresh for another encounter with his former club. After the Atletico fixture, Felix and his Barcelona teammates will head for international duty before returning for a game against Las Palmas on March 30.
João Félix
João Félix Sequeira
PortugalThis season he played in total 21 times for 1214 minutes for La Liga.
João Félix scored 5 goals for FC Barcelona. He procured two assists. He received 3 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 3rd in La Liga. In the last match FC Barcelona won 3-1 against Napoli. The next match in La Liga will be against Atlético Madrid.
FC Barcelona performance and stats
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona is currently 3rd in the La Liga with 61 points.
In the last 28 games, it has won 18 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, FC Barcelona won 1-0 against Mallorca.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 57 goals and conceding 34.
FC Barcelona will play the next match in La Liga against Atlético Madrid on Sunday 17th of March in Madrid. The prediction is Atlético Madrid winning the match.
