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.
The 34-year-old striker was controversially allowed to leave Barca for domestic rivals Atletico after six successful seasons at Camp Nou.
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.
The Spanish team's leading top-scorer has suffered a muscle injury in his left leg.
The draw moved Atletico eight points clear of Barcelona and Real Madrid with a game in hand.
Godin posted a statement from the Uruguayan players’ union that said the English FA, not Cavani, has committed a “discriminatory and racist act” because the three-game suspension punishes “our whole culture, our way of life.”
Lionel Messi set up Frenkie de Jong for a goal to help earn a 1-0 win at Huesca on Sunday in the Argentine great’s 750th overall appearance for Barcelona and his 500th in the Spanish league.
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.
Lionel Messi scored from the spot in Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.
Koeman said Saturday that he cared about Messi’s proven efforts on the field — and not his criticisms of the board for stopping him from leaving Barcelona while pushing out teammate and friend Luis Suárez.
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.
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