Luis Suarez turns 34: 6 most memorable moments from his Barca career

Luis Suarez celebrates his 34th birthday today, January 24. Here are the most memorable moments from his 6 glorious years at Barcelona.

Match-winning goal in Champions League final

• It was Luis Suarez who scored Barca's second goal of the night as the Catalans beat Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final in 2015.
• The Uruguayan netted 7 goals in 10 games during Barca's title-winning 2014-2015 campaign.

8 goals in one week

• Back in April 2016, Suarez managed eight goals in two games in just one week.
• On April 20, he scored 4 times against Deportivo la Coruna before hitting another four against Sporting Gijon three days after.

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Golden Shoe

• Suarez is the only player to beat Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the European Golden Shoe award TWICE.
• He scooped prestigious accolade once during his Liverpool times and reclaimed it in the 2015-2016 season after scoring 40 La Liga goals.

2 brilliant Clasico displays

• Luis has a perfect history against Real Madrid: he scored 11 goals in 15 matches against Los Blancos in his Barca times.
• His latest Clasico heroics dates back to the 2018-2019 Copa del Rey as he scored twice in Barca's 3-0 win in the semi-finals.
• Suarez also managed a hattrick in the league outing in the same season when Messi-less Barca won 5-1 and axed Julen Lopetegui.

Inter volley

• Barca were trailing 1-0 at home against Inter in the 2019-2020 Champions League group stage when Luis Suarez inspired a comeback with an inch-perfect volley.
• He quickly added another one to win the game for the Catalan giants.

Back-heel beauty against Mallorca

• Two months after the Inter goal, Suarez produced another masterpiece as he scored a backheel goal in the 5-2 Mallorca win on December 7.
• It's a real pity Luis was snubbed for the FIFA Puskas award - this strike definitely deserved the accolade.

Check out Suarez's astonishing goal at the 0:57 mark:

Breaking Kubala's record

• Suarez remains Barcelona's all-time third-best goalscorer with 198 goals after he surpassed Laszlo Kubala's record with his winner against Espanyol on July 8.

Luis Suarez joined Atletico Madrid last autumn. He has now scored 11 goals in 18 games for the new team.

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