“You want to fight?… The tense reunion between Joao Felix and Gimenez for Barça – Atletico

2023-12-04 19:15:22

There was a match in the match, last night during FC Barcelona’s victory over Atletico Madrid (1-0), at the end of the 15th day of La Liga. On one side, Antoine Griezmann, former Barça player, on the other, Joao Felix loaned by Madrid to the Catalans.

“You hit me”

If the Frenchman failed to make an impact, the Portuguese stood out by scoring the only goal of the match. Shortly before the half-hour mark, Felix poked his ball over a helpless Oblak. A nice achievement which allows the Catalans to take three points from their evening opponents.

Joao Felix scored the only goal of the match between Barça and his former club, Atletico Madrid. | PHOTO: EPA/MAXPPP See full screen Joao Felix scored the only goal of the match between Barça and his former club, Atletico Madrid. | PHOTO: EPA/MAXPPP

But the meeting was above all marked by a lot of tensions and altercations. The referee, Mr. Sanchez, issued 10 yellow cards, 6 against Barça, 4 against Atletico. Among the many points of tension, there was a clash between Joao Felix and José Maria Gimenez which did not go unnoticed.

Teammates a few months ago, the two players insulted each other at the end of the first period. Guilty of a foul on the Portuguese, Gimenez leaned towards his former playing partner and asked him: ” You want to fight ? “. Believing that he had been the victim of a blow, Felix retorted: “You hit me!” »to which the Uruguayan replied again: “Do you want to fight or something?” ».

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Madrid captain Koke came to calm his teammate by reminding him that he had already been warned. As a reminder, Joao Felix’s loan does not currently have a purchase option and a return of the Portuguese to Madrid next summer cannot be ruled out given the financial difficulties of FC Barcelona.