Joao Felix on Atletico Madrid boos: “I’m not the bad guy”
Barcelona forward Joao Felix addressed the Atletico Madrid fans who booed him by telling them: “I’m not the bad guy.”
The Portugal national received reverberating jeers on his return to the Metropolitano on Sunday.
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Felix, who is only on loan at Barcelona, scored the opening goal against Atletico en route to a 3-0 victory.
With the win, Barcelona now holds the second spot in the LaLiga table with 64 points.
During the game, Atletico supporters showed disdain towards Felix by burning a shirt with his name printed on the back.
“The fans here watching the game don’t know what happens internally,” Felix said to ESPN after the match. “My [Atlético] teammates do know and, as you can see, I get on well with all of them.”
“I stopped to talk with Samuel Lino and [Thomas] Lemar, while everyone came to hug me, talk to me and ask me how my family is. I have nothing against them, and they have nothing against me.”
Felix, 24, joined Atletico for a club record €120 million from Benfica in 2019.
However, Felix spent the second half of last season on loan at Premier League side Chelsea.
He then joined Barca last summer on a season-long loan deal.
“At the end of the day, I am not the bad guy here, but I understand the supporters here perfectly because they don’t know everything.”
“I always enjoy these games against big teams, games when the fans provoke you a little more,” Félix added. “It was a good night, leaving one of most difficult grounds in world football with three points.
