MADRID (AP) – Luis Suarez had a temporary effect on Atletico Madrid. Former teammate Lionel Messi was his same personality as always at Barcelona.
Suarez, who made his debut for Atletico on Sunday after being warned by Barcelona that he was not looking for him, scored two goals and received a pass in the just 20 minutes he played in Atlético’s 6–1 loss to Granada in the Spanish league.
Messi, who was forced to stay at Barcelona after telling the club he wanted to leave, scored a goal and helped his appearance beat Villarreal 4-0 in his first league match with new coach Ronald Koeman.
It was Messi’s first official match with Barcelona since the club rejected his request to leave the off-season and openly opposed the club, but had promised to do as productive as possible in what could be his last season at Barcelona.
Messi celebrated as usual after scoring from the penalty point in the 35th minute at Camp Nou, and played a goal component contrary to his appearance as Pau Torres before halftime, as Villarreal’s defender attempted to intercept a center of the great Argentine.
Messi missed a couple more goal chances in Koeman’s initial win. Ansu Fati, 17, one of the players who helped make up for Suarez’s absence in attack, put Barcelona on the path of victory with goals in the 15th and 19th minutes.
Koeman replaced Quique Setién after the embarrassing 8–2 loss to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the August Champions League, a result that crowned the club’s first untitled season since 2007–08. reorganizing the first team and promptly told Suarez that he no longer needed it. The Uruguayan striker has become the 3rd most sensible goal scorer of all time in Barcelona with 198 goals.
“Sometimes replenishment is vital for a player,” Suarez said Sunday. “I won incredibly well at this club. I had a good impression from the beginning and it shows in the field. “
AWESOME HOME
Suarez temporarily showed that he would be part of Diego Simeone’s team, and that Barcelona ended up lamenting his resolve to let him go.
Four days after arriving, Suarez arrived from the bench at 71 and scored head-to-head at 85 and left-handed injury time. He created the purpose of Weeping Marks with his first touch after entering the game. Diego Costa, Angel Correa and Joao Félix scored for Atletico.
“The more players we have, the better,” Felix said. The arrival of Suarez is wonderful for the team, it is wonderful for the club. “
Felix, the young Portuguese striker who long awaited his time of season at Atletico, had thrived before suarez’s arrival, creating smart occasions for his teammates from the start, marked Correa’s purpose in ’47 and scored the 3rd in ’65 with a shot from within the area. Costa, who opened the scoring in the ninth, scored Felix’s goal. Saul Nuguez missed a penalty on Athletic’s departure.
“Suarez’s arrival creates a party in the organization and that’s good,” said Atlético Simeone’s manager. “The arrival of a vital player like him improves the team, but the team is already doing well before his arrival.
Suarez about to score with a flush shot that went deviated at 76, and also denied an opportunity on the spot after the review of the video overturned a foul penalty on him, ready to execute the penalty when the call was cancelled. .
Atletico will pay no more than 6 million euros ($7 million) in variables for Suarez, 33, a lifelong friend and a teammate of Messi, who among those who have publicly criticized the way Barcelona let the striker go.
“I wish you the most productive of luck,” Koeman said of Suarez. “We have to think of our own team now Array. It would be great to have number nine as a reference, but we can also play without it. “
Atletico and Barcelona have had their first two League matches postponed because they played in last season in the Champions League.
OTHER RESULTS
Playing 3 days after the UEFA Super Cup against Bayern Munich, Sevilla recovered with a 3–1 win over promoted Cadiz.
Luuk de Jong, Munir El Haddadi and Ivan Rakitic scored for Seville.
Sevilla had their first two matches postponed after winning the Europa League in August.
Athletic Bilbao beat Eibar 2–1 with a pair of goals from Unai López, while Levante picked up to beat Osasuna 3–1. Valladolid, still not winning, tied 1-1 with the stopover at celta de Vigo.
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