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The 29-year-old's brace against Espanyol in Barca's 5-0
triumph last Sunday saw him reach 81 goals for the Catalans to
equal the record of Villaverde Vazquez who had joined the club
in 1954 and played 10 seasons, scoring 81 goals in 224 games.
In only his second season at Barcelona, Suarez has struck 50
goals in all competitions this season to help the team remain in
contention for a domestic double, overtaking his previous record
of 49 for Ajax in the 2009-2010 campaign.
"He is very intelligent," Barca coach Luis Enrique said on the
club website.
"Sometimes relying too much on one player can hurt you, but if
the team plays its game, Luis — who is lethal in the area — will
have plenty of chances to score goals. It’s not just the goals,
it's the way the team plays that lets him score."
More goals are expected from Suarez, who has found the back of
the net in four successive league games, netting 11 goals while
setting up four more in that spell.
With 37 goals scored so far, four more than Real Madrid's
Cristiano Ronaldo, and with one La Liga game remaining, Suarez
is on the verge of clinching the Pichichi award as the top
scorer in La Liga.
Since the 2008-2009 season, when Diego Forlan won it for
Atletico Madrid, the award has gone to either Ronaldo or Lionel
Messi.
(Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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