Luis Suárez: I left Liverpool to win Champions League with Barcelona

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Luis Suárez will head into Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain admitting he had to leave Liverpool to stand a chance of winning European football’s biggest prize.

The 28-year-old Barcelona striker swapped Anfield for the Camp Nou in July last year in a £75m switch.

Asked if the prospect of winning the Champions League was a factor in his decision to leave, Suárez told Champions Matchday: “Of course. Barcelona are always a candidate to win the Champions League. That’s a plus here, as the clubs I’ve played for before didn’t really have the chance to win big [European] trophies – maybe a domestic league or cup.

“Playing in a team like this, where all the players want to win every match and everything, that is a sign that it’s all about silverware – whether it’s the Champions League, the Liga or whichever trophy’s available. We have a chance of making the final.”

Suárez’s link-up with Daniel Sturridge was a major factor in Liverpool’s second-place Premier League finish last season, but he has adapted quickly to the task slotting into squad in which Lionel Messi and Neymar are even bigger names.

He said: “It is about adapting to the way they play and the moves they make, and trying to make things easier for them. They are incredible players but you work to support the team regardless of who is playing that day. Everybody feels comfortable in their role of helping Messi and Neymar play their best game.”

Suárez and his team-mates will hope to do just that at the Parc des Princes as PSG and Barça meet for the third time this season.