FC Barcelona players set to receive a downgrade in FIFA 18

2) Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez had a considerably reduced goal output in 2017

After a season where the Uruguayan scored 40 goals in 35 games to lead Barcelona to the La Liga title, Luis Suarez was given a rating of 92 on FIFA 17, making him the best out and out striker on FIFA 17. Scoring goals at will, Suarez looked every bit a world beater and justified the sizeable fee Barcelona paid Liverpool for his services.

In the 2017 season, however, Suarez suffered a huge dip in form by his own high standards. The 40 goals in 35 games now became an output of just 29 goals in 34 games, a shortfall of 6 goals which became evident in the abnormal number of draws Barcelona had to endure this season. The goals just didn’t arrive with the same consistency this season as Suarez and Barcelona struggled to scale the heights of the previous season.

Suarez’s tally of 29 league goals is no mean feat; a striker would give up an arm for such a tally every season. In spite of this, 29 goals is an under-par tally for Suarez and as a result, he is looking at a rating downgrade in FIFA 18. The best striker in FIFA 17 will likely be downgraded to a level of around 90 and be overtaken by Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski who will overtake the Uruguayan as the best striker in the game.