Luis Suarez continued in his blistering form for Atletico Madrid after he struck twice for the Roji Blancos in a 2 – 2 draw at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
The Uruguay international scored in both halves for his side as his goal tally rose to 16 for the season since he linked up with Diego Simeone’s men from Barcelona last summer.
The former Liverpool star is the first player to score 16 goals in his first 17 games for a team in the Spanish top-flight in the 21st century.
The previous best of 15 goals in the same number of matches was set by Cristiano Ronaldo during his stunning start to his successful spell at Real Madrid from Manchester United in 2009.
Despite pulling out a draw last night against Celta Vigo, Atletico Madrid is still top of the La Liga table and a win on Monday would put the capital club 10 points ahead of Barcelona and Real.
Suarez has been pivotal in their impressive season so far. He leads the league goal chart, having scored three more than Barca sensation Lionel Messi.
The decision to let the Uruguayan leave has been labeled as an error by many, who believes the striker still had such much to offer at Camp Nou.
