Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix tests positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine at home... just four days after team-mates Yannick Carrasco and Mario Hermoso began periods of self-isolation due to positive test

• Joao Felix has tested positive for coronavirus and will begin a period in isolation 
• The 21-year-old played 60 minutes in Atletico Madrid's weekend win at Cadiz
• His positive test comes just days after two team-mates also tested positive
• Felix will now miss the La Liga table-toppers' clash with Celta Vigo on Monday 

Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix has tested positive for coronavirus, his club announced on Wednesday morning. 

The Portugal international, 21, is now isolating at home and will begin a period in quarantine - the news comes just four days after team-mates Yannick Carrasco and Mario Hermoso also tested positive for COVID-19. 

Carrasco and Hermoso missed La Liga leaders Atletico's 4-2 win at Cadiz on Sunday, but their record-signing Felix started and played 60 minutes yet will now be unavailable for Monday's clash at home to Celta Vigo. 

A short club statement read: 'Our player Joao Felix have tested positive for COVID-19. He is isolated and serving quarantine at home.'

Felix, who moved to Atletico from Benfica for a club-record £113m in the summer of 2019, has made 25 appearances for Diego Simeone's side in all competitions this season, scoring nine goals. 

However, the striker had scored just once in his last 11 league outings. Nonetheless, Atletico are currently on a win streak in the league of eight games, with Luis Suarez firing up front. 

After their weekend win against Cadiz, they are 10 points clear at the top of the table from Barcelona in second, with a game in hand. 

That lead at the top comes after city rivals Real Madrid lost 2-1 at home to Levante. 

Simeone and his side are hunting their first top-flight crown since 2014, when they secured the La Liga title on the final day of the season.