Suarez happy to suffer for Barcelona victories
Barcelona's hard-fought 2-1 win at Las Palmas showed their willingness to fight to retain the Liga title, says goalscorer Luis Suarez.
Luis Suarez believes Barcelona showed they are willing to suffer to retain their Liga title after a battling 2-1 win at Las Palmas.
Suarez opened the scoring with his 41st goal of a phenomenal season but the anticipated procession did not follow.
Willian Jose equalised for the third-bottom hosts, who attacked their illustrious opponents throughout and were entitled to be aggrieved as replays suggested Suarez was offside in the build-up to Neymar's 39th-minute winner.
"To win trophies you have to suffer," Suarez told television reporters, having also scored in Wednesday's 3-1 victory at Sporting Gijon.
"We've had two away games to suffer but we got the three points.
"We always try to play in a different way. These games are the ones that give you the league."
Barcelona moved nine points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid, who travel to Villarreal on Sunday.
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Suarez and his team-mates will turn their attention towards the defence of their Champions League crown at Arsenal on Tuesday and he added: "It's important for the team to keep picking up points and to get good results.
"[The busy schedule] is not an excuse but we know that we have many games in the last month and a half.
"The players want to play, have continuity and win."