La Liga: Atletico Madrid deal Barcelona another blow with 0-2 loss
Football | October 03, 2021 10:51 ISTLuis Suarez and Thomas Lemar set up goals for each other as Atletico Madrid dealt Barcelona another harsh helping of life without Lionel Messi.
Luis Suarez and Thomas Lemar set up goals for each other as Atletico Madrid dealt Barcelona another harsh helping of life without Lionel Messi.
The Uruguayan scored two late goals to give Atlético Madrid a 2-1 win at Getafe in the Spanish league on Tuesday, ending the team's two-match winless streak.
The veteran striker's 66th-minute equaliser helped Uruguay to 1-1 draw against Chile at the Copa America in Cuiaba on Monday, their first point of the tournament.
38 Liga matches and nine months later, the Uruguayan striker yielded 21 goals including the most important one in the match- and a league-winning goal against Real Valladolid in 2-1 victory.
Discarded a year ago by Barcelona, Luis Suarez showed there is so much left in the Uruguayan superstar as he scored the biggest goal of Atletico Madrid's season; helping them clinch La Liga title.
The 34-year-old Uruguayan registered his name in the history book as Atlético Madrid survived a dramatic final round to clinch the title as the scoreline read 2-1.
Suárez was overcome by an outpouring of emotion that brought together the joy of victory and the satisfaction of having made Barcelona regret his exit.
Suarez scored from close range completing a cross by João Félix after Atlético had conceded an equalizer in the 84th minute against an Alavés team that played with 10 men from the 63rd.
Luis Suarez last played on November 13 during the international break for Uruguay and has not featured for Atletico in LaLiga in just under a month after contracting COVID-19.
Barcelona and Atlético Madrid will meet in the Spanish league on Saturday after both facing setbacks during the international break.
Atletico Madrid and former Barcelona star Luis Suarez and his Uruguayan teammate Rodrigo Munoz have tested positive for COVID-19.
Luis Suárez scored an early goal to help Atlético Madrid win 2-0 at Celta Vigo and end the team’s scoring drought in the Spanish league on Saturday.
The Argentine vents his anger on Barcelona management in an open letter to the Uruguayan and wishes him good luck for the future.
Luis Suarez will be staying in Spain, as he completed the move from FC Barcelona to Atletico Madrid.
Authorities are investigating whether Barcelona striker Luis Suárez was illegally helped to pass an Italian language exam last week in order to receive a European passport that could help him transfer to a new club.
There was no place for striker Edinson Cavani, who is yet to find a new club after parting ways with Paris Saint-Germain in June. The 33-year-old has not played since March.
Suarez's contract at the Camp Nou is due to expire at the end of June 2021 and the 33-year-old's lawyers will presumably speak to the club to try to rescind that deal to allow him to become a free agent.
Suarez feels that the current situation has affected the football world, which makes the Neymar transfer complicated at this stage but it may still occur.
Suarez talked about the speculations around Lionel Messi wanting to leave Barcelona after his contract ends in 2021.
Messi had a goal disallowed for offside in the 69th and hit the crossbar with a free kick in second-half stoppage time.
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