La Liga 2017/18: Girona 0-3 Barcelona, 5 Talking Points

#5 Have Luis Suarez' struggles come to an end?

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It was meant to be a proud occasion. Luis Suarez racked up his 100th appearance for Barcelona tonight, but going by the reception to his performance at half-time, it seemed as if the 86 goals he's scored for the Catalans previously had all been forgotten.

100 - Luis Suárez will be the 2nd Uruguayan player to reach 100 appearances for Barcelona in La Liga, after Ramon Villaverde (162). Courage. pic.twitter.com/o5awn3r68i

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 23, 2017

What fans may think is one thing, but it seemed Suarez had forgotten how he scored those 86 goals as well - a near-post finish that he would normally hit the target with was skied well over in the first half, and later, after doing incredibly well to round the keeper, Suarez failed to shoot and then proceeded to make a mess of his cutback.

However, the striking instincts still remained, even if they were a bit blunt. Suarez' dummy to cause Iraizoz to put through his own net showed that he's still a fantastically clever player. Suarez needs a fire to fuel his hunger and perhaps the fact that he was being outscored by 'Own Goals' for Barca served to ensure that he put away his chance to make it 3-0 with aplomb.

Barcelona need a Suarez on song, and perhaps he's slowly making his way back.

24 - Luis Suárez has scored against 24 of the 25 sides he has faced in La Liga (87 goals). Predatory. pic.twitter.com/uEO04FGuCL

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 23, 2017