Joao Felix has hit again at his critics after he scored within the ninetieth minute to assist Barcelona safe a 4-2 win towards Actual Betis on Sunday, January 21.
Felix joined the Blaugrana on a season-long mortgage from Atletico Madrid over the summer time. Regardless of clearly displaying his affection for the badge, he has come beneath criticism in latest weeks for his poor type.
The 24-year-old was named on the bench to face Actual Betis on the Benito Villamarin of their La Liga conflict. Ferran Torres scored an distinctive hattrick (21′, 48, 90+2′), whereas Isco netted a brace for the hosts (56′, 59′).
Felix was subbed on within the 81st minute for Pau Cubarsi as Barcelona looked for a winner. The Portugal worldwide discovered the again of the online 9 minutes later, curling the ball into the bottom-left nook.
Following the sport, Felix mentioned (by way of Barca Blaugranes):
“I’m used to folks speaking about me. After I play and after I don’t, somebody all the time says one thing, however I don’t care. I’ve confidence in myself and after I’m on the pitch I attempt to do my finest. After so a few years of the identical factor, the most effective factor is to not look or hear.”
Felix has now netted seven targets and offered 5 assists in 26 appearances throughout all competitions this season.
How did Barcelona fare towards Actual Betis of their La Liga conflict?
Barcelona left it late to dismantle Actual Betis 4-2 away from dwelling on Sunday. They’re now third within the La Liga standings with 44 factors from 20 video games, eight factors behind leaders Girona.
Let’s check out the stats to see how each groups carried out:
Xavi Hernandez’s facet dominated possession with 65 % of the ball. In addition they tried a complete of 578 passes, with an accuracy of 87 %. In distinction, Actual Betis had 35 % possession and tried 315 passes with an accuracy of 82 %.
Regardless of having much less possession, Actual Betis seemed extra dominant in assault. The hosts landed a complete of 14 photographs, with 5 being on course. Then again, Barcelona had 11 photographs in whole, with 4 being on course.