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Joao Felix Earns High Plaudits After Putting Atletico Madrid Through Past Salzburg

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Joao Felix Earns High Plaudits After Putting Atletico Madrid Through Past Salzburg

Joao Felix was not short of praises after his winning performance against Red Bull Salzburg put Atletico Madrid through their first Champions League win.

Diego Simeone’s men were equal to their opponents late into the game when Felix picked up a perfect pull-back cross from Thomas Lemar and calmly struck it into the goal.

“If he continues to show the commitment, speed, and decision making he did today then he will continue to grow,” Simeone told reporters.

“Hopefully we can help him because with a great Joao Felix the team will be more competitive. It was possibly the most complete performance due to the importance of the game, but he has played many good ones.”

Felix was signed for ÂŁ120m last summer and many had written him off after a slow start to his Atletico Madrid career. He is starting to prove doubters wrong as he said, “The team played a great game. We’re happy because we played well.

“If we continue down this path then the results will come. I try to enjoy every game out on the pitch. To play in the Champions League is what I enjoy the most and you can see how happy I am out there.”

He continued, “They deserve credit. They attacked very well and got in front at the start of the second half. We maybe lost our focus but we were able to regain it and get the win.”

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