Luis Suarez on Messi: Barca forward discloses how playing with Messi changed him

Luis Suarez on Messi: The Barcelona forward gave a detailed interview to Spanish outlet Sport after Barca’s stunning 6-1 win over Sevilla.

Barcelona registered an emphatic comeback in the quarterfinal of the Copa del Rey earlier this week.

The side was 0-2 down in the first leg of the tie but scored six past Pablo Machin’s side in an incredible turnaround at the Camp Nou.

Ernesto Valverde’s side has been drawn with arch-rivals Real Madrid in the semifinal of the competition and will play the first leg at Camp Nou next week.

Meanwhile, Luis Suarez, who is the second-highest goalscorer in the La Liga at the moment after Lionel Messi, had a lengthy conversation with Spanish media outlet Sport, where he reflected on various things surrounding his life at Barcelona.

Luis Suarez on Messi:

One cannot have a conversation about Barcelona without a mention of Lionel Messi.

Luis Suarez, who joined the Catalan side in 2014, enjoys a brilliant partnership with the Argentinian superstar, both on and off the field.

In the interview with Sport, Suarez talked about how Messi changed him as a footballer.

“I think it’s helped me to see how relaxed he is in matches,” Suarez said when asked about Messi’s influence on him.

“Sometimes I thought that you need to be focused the day before, or a few hours before the match. That’s what happened with me at Liverpool, with the national team and all of my previous clubs.

“And I think to see the atmosphere here, to see everyone focused, knowing what they have to do, but in a more relaxed environment has helped me.”

He went on to discuss his friendship with the Argentinian footballer.

“We don’t only talk about football. We talk about the past, the future. We’re humans that, aside from being teammates, we’re good friends who have a lot in common.

“We can be sat talking for two or three hours. But I always say this: a lot of people see him as ‘Messi’ but for me, he’s simply Leo.”