Luis Suarez revealed he was relieved to have been shown a booking in the final few minutes of Barcelona's 2-1 win over Sevilla, as the striker will now not be suspended against Real Madrid barring a dismissal.
Suarez
went into the game on Sunday at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on four
yellow cards for the season, meaning that another would rule him out of
the next game.
But the Uruguay striker
will now serve his suspension in the home clash against Malaga on
November 19 - after the international break - meaning the slate will be
wiped clean ahead of a period which includes the visit of Real.
he former Liverpool striker picked up an innocuous yellow card from referee Jaime Latre for dissent in the 88th minute during an incident which saw Barcelona actually awarded a free-kick.
Suarez, who scored the
winning goal after Lionel Messi had cancelled out Vitolo's opener for
the hosts, cut an angry figure as tempers boiled over towards the end of
the La Liga encounter.
The 29-year-old
felt Daniel Carrico ought to have received a second yellow card and was
still annoyed that he was penalised for a foul on Adil Rami moments
earlier, but he did not appear overly bothered by the decision after the
game.
'The yellow card was actually a good thing,' Suarez told Canal Plus.
'I start with a clean slate again ahead of games away against Real Sociedad and versus Real Madrid.'
Reflecting on Messi's man-of-the match contribution, the forward added: 'Leo can play in any position.
'He always makes the difference. He is very intelligent and always knows where to find space.'
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