VIDEO: Luis Suarez beats Iker Casillas following sublime 1st touch
It's Luis Suarez's world. We're just living in it.
The 56th minute of El Clasico saw Suarez give Barcelona a 2-1 lead over Real Madrid courtesy of a Brazil-to-Uruguay connection, as Dani Alves played an excellent aerial ball to El Canibal, who took a breathtaking first touch before firing a well-placed shot past Iker Casillas with his second.
While Suarez's first touch was nothing short of phenomenal, the buildup to the goal was almost equally as impressive and featured exactly the type of passing we've come to expect from the Catalan club.
Infographic:Goal Suarez (2-1) #fcblive [via @noticiasfcb1899] pic.twitter.com/j4u6kZPOYz
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) March 22, 2015
Furthermore, the Nacional product's goal marked the first time in 55 years that a Uruguayan player scored in El Clasico ...
2-1 Luis Suarez is the first Uruguayan player to score in El Clásico since Ramón Alberto Villaverde in 1960. #Clasico
— Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive) March 22, 2015
... and continued his excellent recent form.
Luis Suárez: Has now scored 7 goals in his last 7 apps for Barcelona #elclasico
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) March 22, 2015
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