Barcelona Star Striker Accepts La Liga Title Defeat To Real Madrid

Luis Suarez has already accepted the fate of Barcelona in La Liga this season. The Uruguayan star conceded defeat to Real Madrid, admitting that it is impossible for the Blaugrana to catch up on the race for the league title with only two games left to play.

"If you have to be honest, the league is almost impossible," Suarez told Sport, via Goal. “It is clear that the game against Sevilla is a game that makes things very difficult for you. We had options to get ahead. That day was important but in Vigo it was key. We lost our great opportunity.”

It would be a sour league ending for Barca, which had led the standings when the games were suspended due to the pandemic, as Suarez rued that their push for another title was marred by a series of draws with Sevilla, Celta Vigo, and Atletico Madrid in June.

"If we had beaten Celta, we would have been better off against Atletico. The blow was in Vigo, the goal in the last minute from Aspas. It hurt,” the star striker continued. “Now we have to finish well and go for the Champions League."

On the brink of losing the league title for just the third time in eight years, Suarez admitted that they have no one to blame but themselves.

"In La Liga, you have to be self-critical: we let it escape ourselves," he told Mundo Deportivo. "We are aware that we depended on ourselves and not look for any excuse.

"Now, for our pride and for the prestige of Barca, we have to win the two remaining games and then focus squarely on the only title we can fight for, which is the Champions League. If those of us on the team can perform at the level of why we are in this club, we can beat anyone. A failure in a match can be expensive That is why we have to be very vigilant and we need everyone to be able to get the Champions League."

The Catalans are four points behind the Los Blancos in the league race as they set to close their campaign against 11^th-place Osasuna and 17^th-place Alaves. Madrid, meanwhile, will look to seal the deal in its last two matches against fifth-place Villarreal and 18th-place Leganes.