Top 5 Forward Duos in Europe in 2017/18

#1 Lionel Messi & Luis Suarez (Barcelona)

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez

The loss of Neymar was supposed to be tough on Barcelona but somehow Ernesto Valverde managed to come up with a system that not only plugged the hole but also made them a force to reckon with - at least domestically.

With the La Liga and Copa del Rey titles in the bag, they could be excused for not winning the Champions League. But at a club like Barcelona, it is all that matters at the moment and what hurt more was the manner of their exit from Europe.

Nevertheless, the 4-3-3 was abandoned and a 4-4-2 was used to get the best out of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. They delivered, and how!

Messi has 34 goals and 12 assists. Suarez has 25 goals and 11 assists. And we're only talking about their league stats here. Suarez has assisted Messi 7 times in the league while the Argentine has returned the favour 5 times.

To put their dominance in perspective, they are the only two players in double digits for goals and assists in La Liga. And the way they always look for each other on the pitch is what makes theirs such an inspiring partnership for the rest of Europe to replicate.