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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