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NICOSIA. – Luis Suarez’s debut goal for Barcelona was inevitably overshadowed by Lionel Messi’s Champions League scoring record but the Uruguayan’s opener in Tuesday night’s 4-0 win at Apoel Nicosia is likely to be the first of many.

Suarez returned to action at the end of October after serving a four-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup and although it took him six matches to open his Barca account he has looked sharp and hungry. The 27-year-old appears to have slotted seamlessly into Barca’s fearsome attack, in which he plays in a central position with Messi mainly to the right but with freedom to roam and Neymar on the left.

Suarez has made four assists in four appearances in La Liga without finding the net himself. – Soccernet.