Barcelona 2-0 Atletico Madrid: 5 Men who won the game for Barcelona

#2 Luis Suarez

FC Barcelona v Club Atletico de Madrid - La Liga

The Uruguayan was guilty of missing easy chances in the first half and at one point it looked like Barcelona would have to pay the price. Suarez looked off the pace and rusty. He got to the end of fantastic counter attacks at the start of the game, but failed to convert the chances.

After the break, Barcelona grew in stature, thanks to the one man advantage. Lionel Messi was especially instrumental in feeding the Uruguayan one gorgeous ball after another, but no matter how hard he tried, Suarez just could not score. It was turning out to a frustrating night for the Catalans, however, their No. 9 was about to come good.

In the 85th minute, Suarez drifted to the left hand side and took the ball from Alba. He then curled the ball into the far corner, almost in Messi-esque manner and opened the scoring for his team. It was just a shot in the arm that the home team needed, and Barcelona went on to win the game.

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