Luis Suarez insists Barcelona stars must be critical of their performance in humbling defeat by Manchester City
Luis Suarez expressed his unhappiness at Barcelona's second half performance in their defeat by Manchester City and believes he and his team-mates 'must be critical of ourselves'.
The Uruguayan forward was largely ineffective as his side were beaten 3-1 by Pep Guardiola's men at the Etihad on Tuesday night and thinks Barcelona should've been more clinical.
The Catalan outfit were on top for much of the first half against City but spurned a number of opportunities and inevitably paid the price.
Barcelona 'must be critical' about their second-half display against Manchester City, according to Luis Suarez. Barca were beaten 3-1 by Pep Guardiola's men at the Etihad
The Uruguayan forward was largely ineffective as Barcelona missed a number of chances
Ilkay Gundogan's brace and a magnificent Kevin De Bruyne free-kick handed the hosts victory
'In the first half, we could've scored more goals, but we're aware that opponents also played [football],' said Suarez.
'Nonetheless, I believe we must be critical of ourselves for how we played in the second half.
'In the second half, they changed their pattern of play a bit and the manner in which they pressed us.
'We must draw conclusions from the good and bad things. After they went 2-1 up, we had a very good chance to make it 2-2, but 3-1 made things very difficult for us.
'They had to play for their fans and needed the win, but that was from the first minute and we started the game very well.'
Suarez is keen to see a reaction from his team-mates when they face Sevilla on Sunday
Barcelona have little time to lick the wounds inflicted upon them by their old master.
On Sunday, Luis Enrique's men travel to face Jorge Sampaoli's Sevilla, who have started the season excellently.
Suarez is keen to see a reaction from his team-mates at the Sanchez Pizjuan and called on his cohorts to 'forget about' their humbling in Manchester.
'The result mustn't affect us at all. Players are here to perform in every game, more so at a club like Barca.' added Suarez.
'We lost, but now we'll forget about it and think about Sevilla, which is a very important game.'
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