La Liga 2017/18: Barcelona 2-0 Malaga, 5 talking points

#1. Luis Suarez misfires yet again

Luis Suarez missing one of the best chances of the game

It looks like something we're going to have to come to terms with- we may not see the Luis Suarez of old anymore. Drifting in and out of games and hardly ever popping up in threatening domains, the Uruguayan seems to have parted ways with his golden touch.

There were glimpses of his old self, like when he pulled off a spectacular turn to break free into the box after Rakitic found him on the edge of the box. But he fluffed the chance from there.

But the most worrying sign came in the 74th minute. Roberto got to the end of a Messi through ball and forayed into the box with an inspiring run. He drew two defenders away to the left side and squared the ball to Luis Suarez who missed the open goal from just outside the 6-yard box.

He merely had to pass the ball into the net and ended up missing the target in what could be one of the misses of the season. Sure, Barcelona are still undefeated in the league but if their hitman is going to continue being ineffective in front of goal, results are going to be hard to come by.

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