Rio Ave FC was being played against by Al Nassr.
After seeing Joao Felix play for Al Nassr, Chelsea supporters have been responding on social media.
Felix transferred to the Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr last week, thus ending his career as a Chelsea player.
During the 24/25 season, the Portuguese made 20 appearances and scored seven goals for Enzo Maresca’s team.
Felix was sold by the Stamford Bridge club for an estimated €30 million after being put on loan to AC Milan in January.
Felix played in Thursday night’s preseason friendly between Al Nassr and Rio Ave, a Portuguese team, at the Estadio Algarve.
A hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo and a strike from Mohamed Simakan helped Al Nassr win 4-0 during a strong performance.
Chelsea supporters were talking about Felix’s performance on social media.
As one admirer put it: “Joao Felix just enjoying himself.”
“Joao Felix 2 assists in 45mins talk now!” was another tweet.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is cooking with Joao Felix tonight,” a third fan wrote.
“Joao Felix Add Ons Are Coming In…” was written by someone else.
A fifth person said: “Joao Felix is back again, already had two assists with most chances created.”
After joining Al Nassr, Felix stated, “I’m here to have fun and win together.”
How was Joao Felix’s joining of Al Nassr received by the media?
Journalist Marcus Alves, who is based in Lisbon, responded to Felix’s decision to leave European football for the Middle East by saying: “The sentiment back home is that Felix has officially given up on being a truly top-level international player.
“I recall seeing a TV headline that read, ‘Ronaldo joins Felix,’ when Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at the Portugal camp for the Nations League finals in the middle of 2019.” Not the team, Felix.
“That was no joke – it was just how highly rated Felix was at that time.”
Guillem Balague, an analyst in Spanish football, stated of Felix: “It doesn’t seem like there is a turning point for him.”
It aggravates coaches. Although they perceive promise, he will never realise it. It has to do with the mind. He’s not not bothered, but he’s not paying attention.
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