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Joao Felix reveals what he’s accomplished at Barcelona that he did not at Atletico Madrid.
Joao Felix, who joined Barcelona on transfer deadline day, has expressed his happiness with his early experiences there.
In the last minutes of the summer transfer window, Barcelona signed the Portugal international on loan from Atletico Madrid, fulfilling the player’s self-described “dream” move to the Catalan club.
Since joining the team, Felix has established himself as a regular starter alongside Xavi Hernandez, making eight games, seven of which he started, and contributing to five goals.
Felix, who was representing Portugal on an international level, expressed his happiness in Barcelona and said he had now been able to “maintain a good level” in his speech.
“As you can see, I’m happy where I am, I feel good, confident and I feel like I’m going through a good moment. The most difficult thing is to maintain a good level, something that I have not achieved for some time in recent seasons,” he said.
“But I work every day and I always try to improve to correct those less positive aspects of myself. And yes, I am happy and going through a good time.”
Prior to joining Barcelona, Felix struggled throughout his time at Atletico Madrid. The club’s record-breaking £113 million transfer failed to make an impact at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano. He did not reach double digits in La Liga in any of his four seasons with Atleti; his best season came in 2021–2022, when he scored a pitiful eight goals.
The 23-year-old also talked about the contrasts between playing for Barca and Atleti in a recent interview, revealing that he thinks the former’s playing style better fits his strengths.
“As I have said several times, the difference between Barcelona and Atletico can be seen in everything, in the team, the club. We can see the way Barcelona play compared to Atletico. It is not bad, but I have adapted better to the way that Barcelona plays. Now I’m happy and it’s the most important thing,” he said.
“Barcelona is a big club, everyone knows their way of playing. I’ve adapted very well, but the most difficult thing is to keep this level up.”