Our Friday props column is all-in on a red-hot Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid who’s making a behavior of scoring early.
Atletico Madrid are in Friday evening motion in opposition to Cadiz to get an additional little bit of time to arrange for his or her Champions League showdown with Man Utd subsequent week.
Diego Simeone’s facet are 15 factors behind La Liga leaders Actual Madrid so the defence of their title appears over, however they’re nonetheless locked in a giant battle for a high 4 spot.
With only a two-point lead over Actual Betis, fourth-placed Atleti cannot afford to take their eyes off the ball even in opposition to lowly Cadiz, who’re sitting within the relegation zone.
Cadiz are unbeaten in 4, received their final recreation and at the moment are only a level from security so can be combating for his or her lives – plus they’ve already been to the capital as soon as this season and drew 0-0 with Actual Madrid.
Atleti have scored 4 objectives the final thrice they’ve confronted Cadiz although and the shape they’re in they may nicely stick a number of extra away right here.
If Atletico are to attain, then the red-hot Joao Felix will probably do the harm as he is actually beginning to present why the crew splashed out round £112m to signal him.
Felix has scored 4 in 4 and has been a very quick starter as he is scored the primary objective of the sport in three of his final 4 begins, with all of these three objectives coming inside the primary seven minutes of the match.
The 22-year-old additionally scored twice in his solely house recreation in opposition to Cadiz so is the one man it’s important to again on this recreation to open the scoring.
