Barcelona have confirmed that former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez will feature in the first El Classico of the new La Liga season, with the game set to take place on Saturday 25th October, one day after the striker’s extensive ban finishes, as reported by AS English.
Barcelona have confirmed that Suárez will be available for the Clásico on 25 October as his biting ban finishes on the Friday.
— AS English (@English_AS) September 10, 2014
Suarez was banned for an extended period after his actions at the summer World Cup, when he responded to a tussle with Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini by seemingly biting the Italian defender.
Uruguay went on to win that important clash with the European side 1-0, securing their progress from a group that also featured England, but Suarez was swiftly banned from all footballing activity for four months by FIFA.
There were initial doubts over whether Suarez would be allowed to train with his new Barcelona teammates after his £75 million move to the Catalan club, but a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport meant that he could
It now seems that his debut for the footballing giants will come against their eternal rivals Real Madrid, in what should now be a dramatic match between two clubs with incredible historic and modern bad blood.
