{"id":298363,"date":"2023-12-04T14:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298363"},"modified":"2023-12-04T14:24:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:24:57","slug":"diego-simeone-refuses-to-congratulate-joao-felix-after-barca-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/diego-simeone-refuses-to-congratulate-joao-felix-after-barca-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Simeone REFUSES to congratulate Joao Felix after Barca win"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Diego Simeone REFUSES to congratulate Joao Felix and accuses him of diving after the Barcelona loanee scores against parent club Atletico Madrid&#8230; as ex-teammate Jose Gimenez offers to FIGHT the castaway<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Joao Felix won Barcelona the match against Atletico Madrid with a fine goal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0However, Diego Simeone gave him the cold shoulder and tensions flared\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Anthony Gordon has gone from immature kid to Newcastle\u2019s lightening rod &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joao Felix&#8217;s first match against Atletico Madrid on loan at Barcelona couldn&#8217;t have whizzed by much more chaotically.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old scored the winning goal against his parent club, riled up his old teammates, and got under Diego Simeone&#8217;s skin in a tense La Liga affair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Felix scored the only goal in Barcelona&#8217;s 1-0 win\u00a0as he took sweet revenge against\u00a0Los Colchoneros and ensured that Simeone&#8217;s Barca curse dragged on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese winger almost broke into a scuffle with former team-mate Jose Gimenez and Simeone refused to congratulate Felix after the game &#8211; even though he won Man of the Match.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gimenez and Felix squared up to each other as the latter accused the defender of hitting him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78552017-0-image-a-2_1701689830586.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diego Simeone refused to congratulate Joao Felix after his Man of the Match, goalscoring performance\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78551635-0-image-a-3_1701689885398.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Felix scored the winner in Barcelona&#8217;s 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid and was a thorn in their side all evening<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78551637-0-image-a-4_1701689959823.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He had a dispute with Jose Gimenez, who said Felix wanted to &#8216;fight&#8217; as things got heated<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Do you want to fight or what? Yes, do you want to fight,&#8217; the Uruguayan said as the two sized each other up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Atletico captain Koke had to calm down his infuriated team-mate, saying: &#8216;That&#8217;s it, calm down. Have you seen? He&#8217;s looking for you to see the second yellow, calm down<\/p>\n<p>Felix was a thorn in Atletico&#8217;s side until his substitution and celebrated his goal with pleasiure, standing on the advertising hoardings and opening his arms to the Barcelona supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On three occasions Cesar Azpilicueta fouled Felix and Simeone accused the forward of being a diver, even though the defender was booked and could maybe have been sent off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Simeone did not acknowledge Felix when he came off &#8211; and vice versa &#8211; and had little to say about him after the defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The manager said: &#8216;I don&#8217;t talk about my rivals, I talk about my team and I keep the good things.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Simeone has a miserable record visiting Barcelona and has not won away against them for more than a decade.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Felix insisted that he has a positive relationship with his parent club in the aftermath of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78551633-0-image-a-5_1701690036631.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Felix was not reserved in his celebrations, standing on the advertising hoardings in front of the Barcelona fans with his arms open\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78552167-0-image-a-6_1701690134295.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Simeone and Felix did not acknowledge each other when the 24-year-old was substituted and the manager accused him of diving\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/73061335-0-Joao_Felix_split_his_time_between_the_academy_and_first_team_at_-a-7_1701690243936.jpg\" height=\"371\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joao Felix split his time between the academy and first team at Atletico Madrid&#8217;s pre-season\u00a0 training as Simeone gave him the cold shoulder\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;I get along well with all of them. I have nothing against them. I love them very much and I hope they do very well&#8230; except against us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>That acknowledged, Felix&#8217;s strained relationship with the side led him to escape to Barcelona on loan this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He trained with Atletico Madrid&#8217;s academy for part of the summer as Simeone froze him out and issued a come and get me plea to the Catalan giants, saying he would &#8216;love to join them&#8217; and they have &#8216;always&#8217; been his &#8216;first choice&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak took a dig at him\u00a0in the run-up to the Barcelona clash, suggesting he was inconsistent while in Madrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12823083\/Diego-Simeone-Joao-Felix-Barcelona-Atletico-Madrid-Jose-Gimenez.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Simeone REFUSES to congratulate Joao Felix and accuses him of diving after the Barcelona loanee scores against parent club Atletico Madrid&#8230; 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