Suarez ruled out for 4-6 weeks with injury, to miss Copa del Rey final
Soccer | May 10, 2019 17:14 ISTDays after their heartbreaking exit from the Champions League, Barcelona received another setback with an injury to striker Luis Suarez.
Days after their heartbreaking exit from the Champions League, Barcelona received another setback with an injury to striker Luis Suarez.
In clearing the path to what would be Barcelona's 26th league title, Messi reached a new personal milestone with a competition record 335th victory, overtaking Iker Casillas on 334 wins.
The draw narrowed Barcelona's lead of the Spanish league to eight points ahead of Atletico Madrid, which beat Girona 2-0.
Dembele missed recent training sessions amid reports that Barcelona gave the Frenchman, one more chance to prove his worth.
Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as he led Barcelona to a 5-0 victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday.
The victory lifted Barcelona back to the top of the Spanish league with 21 points, while Madrid were left languishing in ninth place with 14 points.
The victory lifted Barcelona back to the top of the Spanish league with 21 points, while Madrid were left languishing in ninth place with 14 points.
At both his previous tournaments, the Uruguay striker hasn't just left disappointed, he's left in disgrace, labelled a cheat in one and the world's dirtiest player in the other.
On Monday against Russia, Suarez scored from a free kick with a low shot that sailed past Russia's wall while Cavani pounced on a loose ball after the goalkeeper parried it from a header by Diego Godin.
Suarez was booed by thousands of Egyptian fans from the start of the match, he replied with a visible effort, only to lose the ball in promising situations of the match.
After Luis Suarez was expelled from the 2014 tournament in disgrace for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, Uruguay was eliminated by Colombia in the round of 16.
Uruguay will face hosts Russia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in Group A at the FIFA World Cup later this month, a relatively easy opening to the tournament for Tabarez's men.
Barcelona lost 5-4 in a wild game at Levante on Sunday, ruining the champion's chance to become the first team to finish a Spanish league season without a defeat under its current format.
Iniesta scored amid a brilliant performance as Barcelona crushed Sevilla 5-0 in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, and became the first team in 85 years to win four straight Copa titles.
Suarez has shaken off his troubles scoring during the first three months of the season and netted 14 goals in his last 15 matches.
With the talented duo thriving, Barcelona became the runaway leader in the Spanish league and stayed alive in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.
Barcelona was coming off a 1-0 defeat against city rival Espanyol in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, a result that ended the team's 29-match unbeaten streak.
Barcelona was behind by two goals when Suarez set up Paulinho before halftime. The Uruguayan then scored twice in the second half to put the visitors ahead as heavy rain fell over the northern city of San Sebastian.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez took full advantage of the holes that opened up in the hosts' defence, scoring twice to give Barcelona a 2-0 win away from home that kept it five points ahead of second-place Valencia.
The result ended Barcelona's perfect league record and cut the club's lead to five points over Real Madrid, which defeated Getafe 2-1 with a late winner by Cristiano Ronaldo.
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