BOTH WERE TRAINED AT BENFICA
Porto-Barça, a special match for the Joaos in the Champions League
Published:1/10/2023 - 11:25h
Updated:1/10/2023 - 11:25h
FC Barcelona will continue its journey in the group stage of the Champions League on Tuesday with its visit to Porto. The match will be particularly special for Joao Cancelo and Joao Félix due to their time at Benfica
Joao Cancel and Joao Félix will live of a special form the Port wine-FC Barcelona of the corresponding Tuesday to the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League. The last reinforcements culés of the market estival have had little luck when they confront to the 'dragons', club that, besides, is the classical rival of the Benfica, team where both formed .
I cancel it went out of the Benfica in 2014 course to Mestalla. Afterwards it went through Inter of Milan and Juventus before arrizar in the Manchester City, team that still is owner of his index card. With the ones of Pep Guardiola, the side visited the stadium Do Dragao in the phase of groups of the 2020/21, a party that finish equalised without goals. In England, the group 'sky blue' imposed by 3-1, with Joao contesting the 90 minutes of both meetings.
Joao Félix goes by his revancha personal against the Port wine
By his part, Joao Félix has a much more personal history with the Port wine. According to the report 'MaisFutebol', his parents visited more than 1.000 kilometres to the week to carry him to train with the 'dragons'. However, the club finish yielding him to the Padroense for considering that it was a too fragile player physically, although the surroundings of the mediapunta ensures that his exit of the Port wine was voluntary.
The true is that Félix arrived to the Benfica in 2015 and, four years later, broke the record of sales in the Primeira League with his traspaso to the Athletic of Madrid by 127 million euros. With the group 'colchonero', the one of Viseo confronted in three opportunities to the Port wine. In his last visit to the Do Dragao, the luso was headline and could not avoid the defeat of his team (2-1), party that consummated the failure 'rojiblanco' when finishing last of the Group B. In the 21/22, the 'colchoneros' had equalised without goals in Madrid, whereas in Portugal attained to win by 1-3, with Joao in the bench.