Barcelona 2-1 Inter Milan: 4 Talking Points | UEFA Champions League 2019/20

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A former general in Antonio Conte's midfield contributed to Inter's downfall against Barcelona
A former general in Antonio Conte's midfield contributed to Inter's downfall against Barcelona

#2 Luiz Suarez's two moments of Magic

A familiar celebration from a supposedly fading striker
A familiar celebration from a supposedly fading striker

There has been plenty of criticism levelled at Luis Suarez this season. His levels seemed to have dropped, most notably, in the past season. The beginning of this season saw Antoine Griezmann being heralded as his most likely replacement in this starting XI over the season and perhaps for the long term.

Nonetheless, the Uruguayan came to the party against Inter Milan in a big way, showing that he can still do the job for Barcelona. His first goal on the night was a thing of beauty that happened in a flash but seemed to be a moment frozen in time.

Vidal's pass to Suarez wasn't meant to be taken on with a first time shot, he wasn't meant to twist his body and connect sweetly to drive the ball into the bottom corner on the volley, but that's exactly what Barcelona's supposedly fading force did.

As good as that goal was, the second was a piece of art. The preceding moments were a Lionel Messi masterclass that we've almost come to expect from the maestro as he skipped past a couple of tackles and fizzed the ball into Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan shaped to shoot but let the ball run across his body to his left foot, knocked it past Diego Godin who had already made the challenge and then slipped it past Samir Handanovic.

Suarez netted twice on the night, he had no right to the first one, and the second was perhaps Barcelona's only clear chance of the game. Seems like they can use him after all.

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