Meaning of Luis Suarez's Phone Call Celebration Against Barcelona Revealed

Meaning of Luis Suarez's Phone Call Celebration Against Barcelona Revealed

Babajide Orevba, Phumzile Ngcatshe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:47 PM
  • Luis Suarez made a phone call gesture when he found the back of the net against his former club Barcelona at the Wanda Metropolitano
  • It is understood that the Uruguayan's celebration was directed at Barca boss Ronald Koeman who sat at the state box due to suspension
  • Atletico Madrid recorded a 2-0 win over their La Liga rivals with Thomas Lemar and Suarez are among the scorers

Luis Suarez finally had his pound of flesh when he scored against Barcelona in Atletico Madrid's 2-0 win against his former club, Sport Bible.

Suarez's celebration suggested

The Uruguayan striker made a phone call gesture towards the stands where Ronald Koeman was sitting when he scored Atletico's second goal.

Luis Suarez's phone call celebration
Luis Suarez celebrated his goal against Barcelona making a phone call gesture towards Ronald Koeman in the stands. Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto
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The 34-year-old was sent packing from Barca last season by Koeman who had a one-minute conversation about his departure, Spanish news outlet SPORT revealed.

The report also added that the former Liverpool striker did not ask for an explanation during the phone call neither did the Dutch gaffer cared to explain.

Suarez also believed some members of Barcelona's hierarchy were involved in his exit from the Camp Nou which happened to be a blessing in disguise.

The ex-Ajax forward then joined Atletico weeks later and helped Diego Simeone's men win La Liga on the final day of last season.

Suarez made his goal look easy as he had time and space to control the ball before putting beyond it beyond Marc Andre Ter Stegen in goal

The win took the Rojiblancos level on points with Real Madrid at the top of the table as Barcelona are ninth with just three wins from seven matches all season.

Premier League club manager tops Barcelona shortlist as Ronald Koeman sack looms after Benfica loss

Meanwhile, Briefly News posted that as Barcelona are reportedly preparing to axe manager Ronald Koeman, reports from Spain suggest that the Catalan club has identified for managers as a replacement, Echo reports.

Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool has been named as the preferred choice to replace the tactician who has been under heavy criticism following their 3-0 defeat to Benfica in the Champions League.

The result leave Barca bottom of their group and it was their second consecutive 3-0 loss in the Champions League this season.

According to Spanish outlet El Nacional via Daily Star, Koeman is set to be fired by the Spanish club as he has also started poorly in the La Liga.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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