Atletico Madrid star Luis Suarez has admitted that he didn’t expect to suffer so much with his teammates amid a tense La Liga title race which has gone right down to the final day.
Atletico are on the verge of winning the La Liga for the first time since 2013-14 season as they sit two points above Real Madrid with one game left to play.
Suarez has been instrumental in the Rojiblancos’ rise to the top of the standings since he signed from Barcelona last summer, scoring 20 goals in his first 37 outings across all competitions for the club.
The 34-year-old scored a crucial effort to complete a dramatic comeback against Osasuna on Sunday, but he concedes it has been a difficult journey.
The Uruguayan striker, who joined Atletico from Barcelona last summer, told reporters of the 2-1 win over Osasuna: “I don’t think we deserved to suffer as much as we ended up doing because we had one of our best halves of the season.
“We missed lots of chances, including me. We have to get used to suffering in order to win La Liga and that’s what happened.
“Everyone says that [suffering] is Atletico’s thing. I didn’t think there was as much [suffering] as this!
“But anyway, the effort, the sacrifice that this team is making… there are lots of people working to achieve our goals. Now it’s time to enjoy it, stay calm and prepare in the week ahead.”
