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NOS Voetbal•gisteren, 23:07
With the only goal of the match, João Félix ensured that FC Barcelona won at home on Sunday evening against Atlético Madrid, the club where he is under contract. The Portuguese record purchase from Atlético is rented by the Catalans this season.
In the run-up to the match, Atlético coach Diego Simeone refused to talk about the loaned attacker. Club chairman Enrique Cerezo did: “I hope he doesn’t cheer when he scores against us.”
João Félix thought differently. He climbed onto the billboard and celebrated his goal with the Barça fans with his arms spread out.
His marker over goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the 28th minute ultimately proved to be the winning one and ensured that Barcelona overtook Atlético in the rankings. Fifteen minutes before the end the match was over for him. He left the field to loud applause.
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With Frenkie de Jong, who has just returned to fitness, playing again for ninety minutes, Barcelona dominated the match. That was partly because Atlético fell back into old habits. Coach Simeone’s team collapsed, collected yellow cards, could hardly involve the attackers in the game and thus brought disaster on themselves.
In the second half, the Madrilenians came out of their shell more. Two Atlético players with a Barcelona past made the Catalans sweat a lot.
Memphis almost
Antione Griezmann, who wore the Barcelona shirt between 2019 and 2021, shot from close range into the side netting. Ten minutes before the end, Memphis Depay was close. His free kick was narrowly saved from the intersection by Barcelona keeper Iñaki Peña.
During Atlético’s final offensive, Xavi’s Barcelona also showed that they have a classic Spanish game-changing talent. The match ended with many fouls and delays, meaning Simeone was unable to win the away match against Barcelona in his eighteenth attempt.
2023-12-03 22:07:43
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