Simeone has suffered a Nou Camp curse over the 11 years of his tenure in Madrid, never having beaten Barcelona away from home, MailOnline reports.
If he thought the game being played away from Barcelona’s old stadium might help end that miserable run he was wrong and it was the player he has never made any secret of wanting out of the club who did for him and his team.
Joao Felix has a contract with Atletico Madrid until 2029. They are hoping he will play well enough for Barcelona that the Catalan club will decide to buy him next summer – it just wasn’t part of the plan that he would score against them.
It wasn’t just about Joao Felix, Barcelona’s stand-in keeper Inaki Pena was outstanding in the second half making two goal stopping saves to prevent a late Atletico Madrid equaliser.
