3) Luis Suarez is crucial to Barcelona
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Even as Luis Suarez took centre stage in midweek, ruining Atletico Madrid’s party almost single-handedly, it was evident how different Barcelona are as a team with the Uruguayan hitman leading the charge.
For most, it wasn’t much of a surprise that the Blaugrana stumbled a little without a player like Suarez even though the other two parts of the much feared ‘MSN’ started the game.
Barcelona had the best part of the possession on the night, almost 73 percent of it, but could make no legitimate use of it as they failed to score. This was a much-shuffled back line for Eusebio Sacristan’s men as Real Sociedad dealt with injuries and suspensions but that didn’t stop them from keeping a clean sheet.
Luis Suarez has an astonishing 26 goals and 12 assists this season for the Catalan side in 29 league appearances. The former Liverpool striker is a crucial cog in the Luis Enrique machine at Barcelona and it was ever so evident on the night.
