He never did this when he went to Chelsea on loan. Joao Felix lit up another Barcelona performance scoring twice as they beat Royal Antwerp 5-0.
Gone is the sulk who was benched all summer by Diego Simeone while he waited for his agent Jorge Mendes to find him a new club. And there is no sign of the underwhelming forward who failed to spark at Stamford Bridge.
Instead Barcelona – who have now won their two games since he arrived 10-0 on aggregate – seem to have signed a man fit to lead the team from the front giving them the quality and maverick showmanship, with end product guaranteed that has been missing perhaps since Lionel Messi left.