‘Bittersweet’ debut for Suarez

Luis Suarez has said he will look back on his Barcelona debut with mixed emotions after defeat to Real Madrid.

The Uruguay forward was thrown straight in by Luis Enrique after serving a four-month ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini and played just over an hour of El Clasico.

Barca took the lead through Neymar but a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty levelled the scores before half-time while Pepe and Karim Benzema netted after the interval in a 3-1 Madrid win.

“I’m very happy to be able to return and play,” Suarez said, AS reports.

“It’s a big relief and I’m happy to have had the time I did. The feeling is bittersweet with the result but this team has reached a high level many times.

“Playing here is difficult but we came to do what we could. Everyone knows how the Clasico goes – the first minutes are difficult but football has these things.

“We had to go forward and on the counter, they’re very good, and they killed the game.”

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