Joao Felix scored the opener for Barcelona against his parent club Atletico Madrid on Sunday, celebrating with Jude Bellingham's iconic pose.
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Felix gives Barca the lead over AtleticoScores against his parent clubCelebrates with Bellingham poseGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
The Portuguese broke his nine-game scoring duck in the league just in time to score against his parent club in the 28th minute. Felix received a forward ball from teammate Raphinha and got a lucky rebound off Jose Maria Gimenez before going one-on-one with Jan Oblak, where he hit a perfect chip over the Slovenian. The 24-year-old went against norms and celebrated his goal by standing on the advertising boards and striking Bellingham's iconic pose from Atleti's city rivals, Real Madrid.
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Felix had a very public falling out with his parent club in the summer after he refused to train with the club trying to force a move to the Catalan side. Recently, however, Atletico president Enrique Cerezo revealed that Felix would be welcome back to the team next season if Barcelona failed to sign him permanently. Cerezo had also revealed that he hoped that Felix wouldn't celebrate if he scored, a statement the Portuguese definitely seems to have missed.
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If the goal stands, Barcelona will leapfrog the Rojiblancos into third and move to within four points of Real Madrid and Girona, who they face next weekend in the hopes of coming back into the title race.