Barcelona manager Luis Enrique praised Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for his contribution during El Clasico, and believes he has justified his €88 million price tag.
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Suarez, who has recently come into good goal scoring from, scored the winning goal in Barca's 2-1 win over Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday.
His manager says the Uruguayan's attitude and decisiveness makes him great player, and he has now justified his big-money move from Liverpool in the summer.
"We are very happy that Luís Suárez is such a decisive player, thanks to his goals, his attitude and what he brings to the team. That's why we paid what we paid for him," he said in a press conference, as quoted by Marca.
Enrique also thought his team managed to play with our fear on Sunday night, and even though Los Blancos were better in the first half, he felt his side deserved the win.
"Real Madrid are the present European champions, with a level similar to ours and with the same objectives. My players have managed to suffer and also to enjoy themselves when they had the ball," he added.
"In a football match, there are different moments and phases. They had the ball and looked very dangerous in the first-half. In the second, the goal gave us some tranquillity and we could have even scored another."
Barcelona have now opened up a four point gap on Real Madrid in La Liga and are also still in line to win the Champions League.
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