Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has hit back at Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis’ instagram post showing his foot injury.
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‘Football is for men, ‘ the ex-Liverpool striker said.
Suarez is no stranger to controversy, having twice served bans for biting opponents, while he was involved in a racist incident with Patrice Evra. The Barcelona star clashed with Atletico defender Luis in the 83rd minute of Wednesday’s 1-1 draw between Barca and Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou. During the game, Suarez and Luis went for a loose ball, and Suarez landed his studs on the Brazilian’s right foot.
And after the match, Luis posted a picture of the damage with the sarcastic caption: ‘At least he didn’t touch me!’
The Uruguayan has dismissed his rivals complaint though, saying: “Football is for men”. Nevertheless, he has a point about players sharing too much on social media, as evidently there isn’t much of a code about keeping things on the pitch unless genuine action is required.
Ivan Rakitic opened the scoring for the Spanish champions but Luis Enrique’s side pulled level through Angel Correa.
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However, this is not the first time he has come under criticism online – last year, Valencia defender Aymen Abdennour, who bore the brunt of Suarez’s tackle during their 1-1 draw against the Catalan giants, also posted a pic on Instagram.
