Suarez Main 15 Menit untuk Barcelona Meski Diskors FIFA
Suarez Gets 15 Minutes but is Overshadow by Messi and Neymar
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Barcelona (B2B) - Luis Suarez melakukan penampilan perdananya untuk Barcelona setelah kepindahannya dari Liverpool dengan biaya transfer yang dilaporkan sebesar 95 juta euro, ketika tim Katalan itu menghancurkan klub Meksiko Leon 6-0 pada pertandingan persahabatan yang berlangsung pada Senin (Selasa WIB).
Penyerang Uruguay itu, yang tidak dapat bermain pada pertandingan kompetitif untuk Barca sampai Oktober setelah bandingnya terhadap skors empat bulan akibat menggigit bek Italia Giorgio Chiellini pada Piala Dunia ditolak oleh Pengadilan Arbitrase untuk Olahraga (CAS) pada pekan lalu, menggantikan Rafinha Alcantara saat pertandingan tinggal menyisakan 14 menit, seperti dilansir Yahoo News.
Barca telah unggul 4-0 berkat gol-gol dari Lionel Messi, Munir El Haddadi, dan dua gol dari Neymar sebelum Munir dan Sandro menggenapi kemenangan tim Katalan itu.
Meski memiliki masa lalu yang kontroversial, termasuk dua skors karena menggigit pemain-pemain lawan serta skors dari FA karena melakukan pelecehan rasial terhadap bek Manchester United Patrice Evra, Suarez disambut dengan hangat oleh para pendukung tuan rumah ketika ia memasuki lapangan.
Sebelumnya, Neymar dan Messi telah memberi dampak pada pertandingan pertama mereka sejak Piala Dunia berakhir dengan tidak menyenangkan bagi kedua pemain itu, akibat deraan cedera dan kekalahan di pertandingan final.
Messi membawa tuan rumah unggul pada menit ketiga dari umpan silang Neymar.
Penyerang Brazil itu kemudian menggandakan keunggulan Barca dengan sepakan cungkil dari umpan terobosan Andres Iniesta, sebelum membukukan gol keduanya malam itu ketika ia melepaskan sepakan tumit menuju gawang yang kosong dua menit sebelum babak pertama usai.
Munir menggantikan Neymar saat turun minum dan ia mencetak gol keempat ketika Dani Alves meneruskan bola Ivan Rakitic menuju jalur lari pemain 19 tahun itu.
Dan beberapa saat setelah Suarez memasuki lapangan, Munir melesakkan gol keduanya di pertandingan ini dengan penyelesaian mendatar sebelum Sandro mengunci kemenangan impresif Barca dengan cara serupa semenit sebelum pertandingan usai.
Barcelona - Luis Suarez made his first appearance for Barcelona after his move from Liverpool for a reported 95 million euros (£75 million, $127 million) as the Catalans hammered Mexican side Club Leon 6-0 in a friendly on Monday.
The Uruguayan striker, who won´t be able to play in a competitive game for Barca until October after his appeal against a fourth-month ban for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup was rejected last week, replaced Rafinha Alcantara 14 minutes from time.
Barca were already leading 4-0 thanks to goals from Lionel Messi, Munir El Haddadi and a double from Neymar before Munir and Sandro rounded off the scoring.
Despite his controversial past, which includes two previous bans for biting as well as a suspension by the English Football Association for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, Suarez was warmly received by the home fans as he made his entrance.
Earlier, Neymar and Messi made a telling impact in their first outings since their World Cup ended in a devastating back injury and defeat in the final respectively.
Messi headed the hosts in front inside three minutes from Neymar´s deflected cross.
The Brazilian striker then doubled Barca´s lead with a delightful chip from Andres Iniesta´s through ball before grabbing his second of the night when he backheeled into an empty net two minutes before half-time.
Munir replaced Neymar at half-time and he tapped home the fourth goal when Dani Alves knocked Ivan Rakitic´s ball over the top into the 19-year-old´s path.
And moments after Suarez had made his entrance, Munir smashed home his second goal of the game with a powerful low finish before Sandro put the seal on a fine Barca performance in similar fashion a minute from time.
"Today was an unforgettable day," tweeted the 27-year-old Uruguayan international.
"Thank you all for your affection."
Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizaretta said that they would give him time to get used to his new surroundings.
"We will give him (Suarez) the time so that he can see he is integrating into the team and he will adapt to the team in training," he told Barca TV.
"He will get to know our style of play and with his quality he will help us. His teammates will get to know him and the idea is that when he returns, he does so at 100 percent."
Midfielder Andres Iniesta believes last season´s Premier League Player of the Year will not have any difficulty adapting to life alongside Messi and Neymar in attack.
"It is never easy when you come from another club, but, as I have said before, I think he will find a very healthy dressing room and I think he will adapt fine, because his talent is above everything else," he said.
