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Why did Suarez make a phone call celebration?
Continuing their run of poor form, Barcelona faced another embarrassment at the Wanda Metropolitan by their arch rivals as the Laliga defending champions Atletico Madrid beat Blaugranas by 2-0 in a game which Barcelona had more than 70% of possession. French midfielder Thomas Lemar opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and the biggest upset was when Ex- Barcelona and Uruguayan number 9 Luiz Suarez scored against his former club.
In the 44th minute just before the half time whistle, Atletico managed to break Barcelona’s defence yet again as Joao Felix played Lemar into the space down the left flank where there was only one defender. Ex- Barca gunman was at the right with ample space and Lemar crossed the ball nicely over Gerard Pique. Suarez controlled the ball with a calm gentle touch and fired it into the bottom left corner of the net.
Though the Argentine midfielder Rodrigo De Paul came to celebrate with him, former Barca striker didn’t celebrate the goal out of respect for his former employers. But just afterwards, he made an interesting gesture which then became one of the hottest topics on social media today.
Watch Koeman's reaction to Suarez's goal pic.twitter.com/5XudjX6U4M
— Kingsley Dickson (@KingsleyChimua1) October 2, 2021
Alongside Suarez’s iconic fist kissing celebration, he made a gesture of calling someone over the phone. Everywhere around social media, there are a number of different opinions about this strange gesture and here are some of the major tweets we saw regarding this interesting celebration.
Ronald Koeman and Luis Suarez. A short story. pic.twitter.com/YjGbBb4Tuh
— Goal (@goal) October 3, 2021
Luis Suarez was told over the phone by Ronald Koeman that he wasn't in his plans. Tonight, he scored against Barcelona and made this gesture 📞👀
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) October 2, 2021
Report: https://t.co/iDrPk19tWy pic.twitter.com/0mg0yfIjMA
However, Suarez himself answered the questions and stated his reasoning for the celebration.
Luis Suárez,: “It was for the people who have my number, who know that it remains the same, that I have not changed it. Because of Koeman? No (laughs)”
Also, the veteran striker stated his everlasting love and loyalty to FC Barcelona.
Luis Suarez: “I am one more culer, I know that my former teammates and fans are having a hard time.”
It seems Suarez still has FC Barcelona in his heart but still hasn’t forgetten about Ronald Koeman’s and the previous board’s actions.
"I didn't celebrate the goal out of respect, out of love, because I am also a Culé, and because my former team is going through a bad moment."
— total Barça (@totalBarca) October 2, 2021
Fucking love Luis Suarez. pic.twitter.com/rnkOHSkmWn
🎙| #AtletiBarça | Luis Suarez: “The call was to inform people that I still use the same phone.” 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/cCf4N0iORo
— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) October 2, 2021
