{"id":1109372,"date":"2019-10-03T16:59:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109372"},"modified":"2019-10-03T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:59:34","slug":"ter-stegen-backs-barcelona-suarez-inter-brace","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ter-stegen-backs-barcelona-suarez-inter-brace\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc-Andre ter Stegen backs Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez after Inter brace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marc-Andre ter Stegen believes Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez silenced a lot of people with his brace in their 2-1 Champions League win over Inter Milan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ernesto Valverde’s men found themselves a goal down inside the opening five minutes when Lautaro Mart\u00ednez gave the Serie A giants a shock but handy lead.<\/p>\n

How Suarez silenced his critics: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Before facing Inter, Suarez had scored once in his last five Champions League home games for Bar\u00e7a.<\/li>\n
  • It has led to many questioning the Uruguayan’s usefulness and whether it was time for him to leave.<\/li>\n
  • He answered those criticisms with a brace as Bar\u00e7a came from a goal down to win 2-1.<\/li>\n
  • It was the first time\u00a0he’s scored more than once in a Champions League game since September 2016.<\/li>\n
  • Bar\u00e7a goalkeeper Ter Stegen felt that performance shut a lot of people’s mouths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Bar\u00e7a, who have looked shaky at times this season, began the game with Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann either side of Suarez.<\/p>\n

    They would respond in the second half when substitute Arturo Vidal teed up the Uruguayan marksman before striking an 84th-minute winner.<\/p>\n

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    It was an emotional game for Suarez as this was the first time since beating Celtic (7-0) three years ago that he registered a goal more than once in a single Champions League game.<\/p>\n

    He’s been a hot topic of late, with many observers feeling his time at the Camp Nou is drawing to an end, but Bar\u00e7a goalkeeper Ter Stegen thinks otherwise.<\/p>\n

    “Suarez shut a lot of mouths with that performance,” he told reporters.<\/p>\n

    “He is always focused, giving his best and fighting hard.<\/p>\n