Atletico Madrid loanee to Barcelona Joao Felix was on target as Barcelona blew away Atletico Madrid away from home in LaLiga matchday 29 clash, MySportDab reports.
While the Catalans are still miles away from league leaders and arch-rivals Real Madrid in the title race, they are not giving up soon.
Against Atletico Madrid, the Catalans proved their mettle as they ran out with a thumping 3-0 victory over the Simeone-led side.
Joao Felix stole the spotlight after he completed a goalscoring double against his parent club.
The Portuguese star scored the only goal and lone winner in the reverse fixture early in the season.
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Returning to the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium after his blighted exit, Felix proved doubters wrong as he scored again for Barcelona to pave the way for a much-needed victory.
Latching on an assist from Robert Lewandowski, the Portuguese attacking midfielder opened the scoring for the Culers in the 38th minute to race the away side into the lead at the break.
In the second half, the Catalan giants were still on the ascendancy going forward and pressed high up Atletico Madrid’s half.
Two minutes into the second half, they consolidated their lead with Robert Lewandowski scoring his 13th LaLiga goal this season.
It was another nightmare LaLiga outing for Diego Simeone and his boys. Atletico Madrid had 12 attempts with only 3 on target. Conversely, Barcelona were more precise and incisive when on the offensive.
They recorded 5 attempts on target out of nine with 3 leading to goals.
Fermin Lopez rounded up the goalscoring spree latching on Robert Lewandowski’s assist to nail home Barcelona’s third and final goal of the game.
It ended 3-0 with Barcelona running out with a victory to close the gap on Real Madrid at the top to 8 points.
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