Luis Suarez yellow card ban ‘a good thing’, clears him for Clasico
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Updated 07/11/2016 at 10:13 GMT
Luis Suarez says the yellow card he picked up against Sevilla was "a good thing" as it means he'll likely be free of suspension and available to face Real Madrid in December's Clasico.
Luis Suárez, FC Barcelona
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Suarez scored the winning goal in Barcelona’s 2-1 win against Sevilla on Sunday, but had a yellow card suspension hanging over his head having picked up four previous yellows this season.
A presumably unintentional 88th-minute booking for the Uruguayan came at a convenient time, ensuring he will miss Barca’s next game against Malaga and avoid a suspension for the following trickier matches against Real Sociedad and Real Madrid.
But Suarez attracted attention to his suspension with comments in his post-match interview with Canal Plus.
“The yellow card was actually a good thing,” Suarez said after the game, casting doubt over whether the infringement was indeed accidental.
“I start with a clean slate again ahead of games away against Real Sociedad and versus Real Madrid.”
Barcelona have not won at Sociedad since 2009, while Real Madrid are currently two points clear of their biggest rivals at the top of La Liga. As it stands, Suarez will return from his one-game ban in time for the first of those two pivotal games.
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