Emotional Suarez Thanks Atletico

Luis Suarez was in tears on Saturday after his goal helped Atletico Madrid clinch the Spanish Liga title, thanking the club for rescuing him. The Uruguayan, who moved to Madrid from Barcelona in August, thanked “Atletico for opening their doors to me.”  “I am filled with emotions,” the 34-year-old Uruguayan striker told Spanish broadcaster Movistar after scoring in Atletico’s 2-1 victory in Valladolid. He offered veiled criticism of his former club, who finished the season in third place. 

“I had to live through a difficult situation, starting the season being under-appreciated and Atletico opened the door to give me the chance to show that I could still be a force,” Suarez said.

“That’s why I’m always going to be grateful to this great club for trusting me,” Suarez said through his tears. 

“Many people have suffered with me, my wife, my children, every day,” he said.  

“I’ve been in football for so many years and I think this is the year they have endured the most.” 

The title is “another proof that Atletico had a great season,” he said. 

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“We showed that we were the most consistent team,” Suarez said. 

Atletico Madrid are champions of Spain for the 11th time in their history after Luis Suarez secured the club’s first league title in seven

Diego Simeone’s side had gone into the final day of the La Liga season two points ahead of city rivals Real Madrid, and they secured the title with a 2-1 victory at Valladolid.

Emotional Suarez Thanks Atletico

Real came from behind to beat Villarreal 2-1, with the visitors warming up for Wednesday’s Europa League final against Manchester United with an impressive performance.

Atletico had surprisingly fallen behind to Valladolid, who finished bottom of the table and were relegated, when Oscar Plano gave the hosts a shock lead, but with Real also losing to Villarreal – whose winning goal came from Yeremi Pino – then it had looked as though they were going to be spared a dramatic final day tumble off the top of the table.