‘Suarez is priceless’
Luis Enrique has hailed Luis Suarez's ‘priceless’ performance after the Barcelona striker netted a hat -trick in last Sunday's 3-1 comeback victory against Eibar.
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The Basque minnows took a shock lead after just eight minutes through in-form Atletico Madrid loanee Borja Baston, but Suarez levelled midway through the first half celebrating one year after his debut for the club.
The Uruguay international struck at the beginning and end of the second period to complete his treble and seal the three points for Barca, who had Javier Mascherano sent off as Eibar suffered their first away defeat of the season.
With talisman Lionel Messi ruled out until mid-late November with a knee injury, Barca boss Luis Enrique took time to praise Suarez as the Blaugrana went level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid.
‘Luis Suarez brings us a lot,’ he told reporters.
‘What he gives you is priceless and unquestionable. He has that power in the area and is irreplaceable.
Suarez said of the treble on his anniversary at Barca: ‘It's a special hat trick, coming one year after my debut. The end result is that we won a game we were losing. We're already thinking about the next game.’
In Messi's absence, Suarez and Neymar have had a hand in 14 of the 15 goals Barcelona have scored in Champions League and La Liga action. Neymar assisted twice for Suarez in the win against Eibar.
