Suarez's Champions League curse: 1,417 minutes without an away goal
The Uruguayan is without a goal in 15 away games in Europe
Luis Suarez's struggles to score a goal away from home in Europe continue. Despite playing well against Inter, continuing to take responsibility in Lionel Messi's absence, he didn't find the back of the net. The striker has now gone 1,417 minutes without scoring a goal away from Camp Nou in the Champions League. He wasn't without chances in Milan on Tuesday,
Suarez went into the game in great form. Without Messi, he'd scored six times in his last four outings. But even in that form, he couldn't change a dynamic which now stretches back to Sept. 16, 2015, when he last scored away from home in Europe.
LAST GOAL
In total, 1,150 days have passed since he scored on the road in the Champions League, He scored the opening goal in a group game against Roma, set up by Luis Suarez. Since that goal, 1,417 minutes have passed away from Camp Nou in the continent's top competition. Fifteen games. There have been chances -- like against Inter.
Sometimes things haven't gone well ((Atlético, 13-4-2016; PSG, 14-2-2017; Juventus, 22-11-2027; Chelsea, 20-2-2018 or Roma, 10-4-2018), but he's never given up. He could have scored, for example, against BATE (20-10-2015) or at Arsenal (23-2-2016), when he missed a good chance and hit the post. The woodwork also denied him at Celtic Park (23-11-2016).
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