Ex-Liverpool star was left furious when club 'backtracked on transfer agreement'

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Luis Suarez's move to Atletico Madrid wasn't without tension(Image: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

This week's Champions League meeting between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid is a chance for two of Luis Suarez's former clubs to face off.

The Uruguayan's spell in Madrid got off to a rocky start, though, and it was all down to Barcelona.

Suarez left Liverpool for Barca in a £75million deal in 2014 and won the Champions League in his first season at Camp Nou.



Barcelona were reportedly reluctant to repeat their 2013 mistake, when David Villa was allowed to join Atleti and scored 13 league goals to help them win the title, and - while they wanted rid of Suarez - they didn't want history to repeat itself.

Suarez was said to be furious at all of this, not understanding Barca's stance.

Reports at the time indicated the total amount payable was somewhere between £3.5m and £5.2m, and this will have quickly felt like a bargain for the buying club.

Barcelona were wary of letting another star join Atletico Madrid after David Villa's success(Image: AFP/Getty Images)

Suarez scored 16 La Liga goals in his final Barcelona season, and 21 for Atleti was not just a significant step up but also the most any player had bagged for Diego Simeone's side since Antoine Griezmann in 2015/16.

Three of those goals in particular caught the eye, though.

The first came in March, when Real Madrid visited the Wanda Metropolitano looking to derail their neighbours' title bid.

Atleti threatened to sabotage their own bid, only for a late Suarez winner to rescue them at home to Osasuna and ensure that, going into the final day, one of the Madrid clubs was guaranteed to lift the title.

Suarez celebrating a dramatic late winner against Osasuna(Image: Getty Images)Article continues below

Real Madrid do what they always do, threatening to throw the title away before late goals from Benzema and Luka Modric saw them past Villarreal.