Published 19:28 IST, August 12th 2020

Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix's girlfriend denies private picture was of Portuguese star

Joao Felix's girlfriend Margarida Corceiro claims that the explicit picture posted on her account was not of the Atletico Madrid star and it was an accident.

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Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix made headlines for all wrong reasons after his girlfriend posted a photo where a man's private parts were visible to her followers. Joao Felix's girlfriend's Instagram im showed an unidentified man in his boxer shorts which many thought was Portuguese international. However, Margarida Corceiro has cleared air on how she accidentally shared snap with her 740,000 followers.

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Joao Felix girlfriend Instagram: Corceiro claims controversial picture was accidental and t of Atletico Madrid star 

Margarida Corceiro caused a stir on Tuesday when she posted a photo of an unidentified man wearing shorts, which revealed a bit too much for a number of her 740,000 followers. In an Instagram post, Joao Felix's girlfriend has claimed that explicit im was t of her boyfriend. She wrote that she posted im by mistake and has received more than 50,000 texts on Whatsapp and Instagram asking what happened.

Joao Felix's girlfriend furr mentioned that picture was t of someone she knew and was saddened when she saw it, brushing off claims that it was of Atletico Madrid star. She apologised to her followers and suggested that she will do everything possible to avoid mistake. Margarida Corceiro and Joao Felix have been dating since 2019 and duo love to pose for pictures toger. 

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Joao Felix has endured a tough first season at Atletico Madrid since making a club-record €126 million (£113 million) move to Spain. Portuguese international has so far scored only eight goals or Atletico Madrid this season and has been met with a lot of criticism for his performances. However, Felix is someone who Diego Simeone trusts to eventually come good as he reportedly rejected a £136 million offer for Portuguese from a Premier League club earlier this year. Felix was on radar of Manchester United and Man City last year before he made move to Atletico Madrid.

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20-year-old will hope to end his debut season with a trophy with Atletico Madrid having qualified for Champions League quarter-final, where y face off against RB Leipzig. Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo remains convinced 20-year-old will achieve his undoubted promise and believes Joao Felix will particularly relish competing in delayed Champions League, which will be played as a straight kckout tournament in Lisbon from quarter-final st. Atletico defeated defending champions Liverpool in ir last round and are marked as one of favourites for competition this season. 

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(Im Courtesy: Joao Felix Instagram)

19:28 IST, August 12th 2020