Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring a goal against Granada during their Spanish first division soccer match at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, February 28, 2015. REUTERS/Pepe Marin
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona's decision to buy Luis Suarez from Liverpool following his ban for biting an opponent at the 2014 World Cup raised a few eyebrows but it increasingly appears their faith in the Uruguay forward was justified.
After setting the Premier League alight last season, Suarez had a slow start following his 81 million-euro (58.77 million pounds) switch to Spain, taking longer than expected to hit scoring form since the ban expired at the end of October.
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