Luis Suarez: I had to leave Liverpool for Champions League glory

Luis Suarez will head into tonight’s Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris St Germain admitting he had to leave Liverpool to stand a chance of winning European football’s biggest prize.

Luis Suarez: I had to leave Liverpool for Champions League glory
Wed, 15 Apr, 2015 - 01:00
Nick Mashiter

The 28-year-old Barcelona striker swapped Anfield for the Nou Camp in July last year in a £75m switch with his eyes firmly set on silverware.

Asked if the prospect of winning the Champions League was a factor in his decision to leave Merseyside, Suarez told Champions Matchday: “Of course.

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