Joao Felix reveals what he's achieved at Barcelona that he didn't at Atletico Madrid

Joao Felix has admitted he’s delighted with his start to life at Barcelona after joining the club on transfer deadline day.

Barca signed the Portugal international on loan from Atletico Madrid in the final hours of the summer transfer window, making the player’s self-professed “dream” move to the Catalan club a reality.

Since joining the club, Felix has quickly embedded himself in Xavi Hernandez’s regular starting lineup, making eight appearances – seven of which came as a starter – and bagging five goal contributions.

Speaking while on international duty with Portugal, Felix expressed his delight at his start to life at Barcelona, claiming that he has been able to finally “maintain a good level”.

“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.”

Felix in Portugal action / Soccrates Images/GettyImages

Felix endured a difficult spell at Atletico Madrid prior to his move to Barcelona, with the club-record £113m signing failing to ever really impress at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano. In his four seasons at Atleti, he failed to hit double figures in La Liga – his season-best coming in 2021/22 when he netted a measly eight goals.

In a recent interview, the 23-year-old also discussed the differences between playing for Barca and Atleti, admitting that he feels the former’s style of play suits his attributes better.

“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.”