João Félix is now the Conference League’s top scorer
Portuguese international reached four goals in three games in the European competition this Thursday
There are many critics and also those who see João Félix as a lost cause. However, this is not how the Portuguese international himself sees himself and, whenever he can, he responds with a bang to those who continue to distrust his talent.
The numbers don’t lie and Thursday night was the perfect time to confirm it: it’s true that the Conference League is the third most important European competition, but Chelsea are in it and that’s where Félix can shine. And he shines: in the rout against the Armenians of Noah Yerevan, coached by Rui Mota and with a Portuguese trio in the starting eleven ( Gonçalo Silva , Gonçalo Gregório and Hélder Ferreira), the talented striker scored two goals to add to the two he had already scored in Athens against Panathinaikos (4-1, for the blues), thus having four goals in total in the competition, which makes him the top scorer, tied with his teammate Nkunku and Pululu, from the Polish side Jagiellonia.
This makes it perhaps a little easier to understand what coach Enzo Maresca said the day before: “I’m sorry and would like to give him more minutes in the Premier League , but if João [Félix] continues to work well he will find his moment in the Premier League.”
For now, the moment remains in Europe, where, in addition to Félix ‘s brace , Nkunku also stood out , also with two goals, and Enzo Fernández who, playing only the first half, provided three assists.
At half-time, Chelsea , in which Renato Veiga also started, were already winning 6-0, with Noah unable to stop the London steamroller they came up against.
In the second half, and because the schedule is set for a Chelsea- Arsenal match on Sunday , the Blues slowed down and Maresca took the opportunity to give minutes to less-used players. Even so, the rout grew to 8-0.
