Luis Suárez plays his 50th game for Barça
Uruguayan striker reaches milestone in less than one year with the Catalan club Over that time he has scored 28 goals while adapting to Luis Enrique's system with ease
On Wednesday night on one of the biggest stages in world football, such as the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, FC Barcelona striker Luis Suárez made his 50th appearance with the Club. In reaching this milestone, it has been obvious that Suárez has adapted with great speed to Barça's style of play. His numbers prove it. And Gerard Piqué recently called Suárez "the best [pure] striker in the world."
One year under his belt
After signing with the Catalan club in the summer of 2014, Suárez could not make his blaugrana debut until October 25 due a sanction stemming from that summer's World Cup in Brazil. Consequently, the striker has reached 50 games less than a year, demonstrating his ability to gain the trust of head coach Luis Enrique, one of the keys to the staggering four titles that Barça has won over that period.
Decisive goals
Until now, Suarez has scored 28 goals, the most recent coming on Wednesday in the first leg of the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League. Some of Suárez's goals have been crucial, like the one he scored in the June final in Berlin which broke a 1–1 tie with Juventus — eventually standing as the game-winner — and drew Barça closer to the Club's fifth Champions League title. Suárez also scored the game-winner in last season's El Clásico at Camp Nou as well as a big goal in the UEFA Super Cup in Tbilisi.
| La Liga | 30 games, 17 goals |
| Champions League | 11 games, 8 goals |
| Copa del Rey | 6 games, 2 goals |
| Spanish Super Cup | 2 games, 0 goals |
| UEFA Super Cup | 1 game, 1 goal |
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