Suarez back in top gear

Barcelona’s big name attackers took much of the focus during the Catalan outfit’s Champions League last 16 first leg at Manchester City late last month.

Suarez back in top gear

The pressure was especially on Barca centre-forward Luis Suarez, as he returned to the country where he became such a villain during his three and a half years at Liverpool.

Inside 31 minutes, Suarez had found the net twice as Barca took control, even if Sergio Aguero’s second-half goal and Lionel Messi’s late penalty miss meant a 2-1 final score, and the tie remaining alive going into Wednesday’s second leg at the Camp Nou.

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