Atletico Madrid fans made their feeling about Joao Felix crystal clear as he returned to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium with Barcelona.
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- Atletico fans burn Felix's shirts
- Also spit on Portuguese's plaque
- Forward scored against parent club
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Felix left Atletico on loan for the Catalan side in the summer after announcing it was his dream to play for Barcelona. However, his actions have clearly triggered Atletico fans who set fire to his shirt and made spat on his plaque at the Wanda Metropolitano ahead of the two sides' La Liga clash.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Felix was clearly unaffected as he opened the scoring for Barcelona against his former club. The Portugal international also scored against Diego Simeone's side when the two teams met at Montjuic earlier in the campaign. Felix's goal set Barcelona up for a comfortable 3-0 win over Atletico, with Robert Lewandowski and Fermin Lopez also on target.
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WHAT NEXT FOR FELIX?
The former Benfica forward will now join up with the Portuguese national team as he prepares with Roberto Martinez and the national side for their friendlies against Sweden and Slovenia.