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Luis Suarez admits one Liverpool episode continues to pain him today

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Luis Suarez had a standout spell as a Liverpool star, and he has recently spoken about something the club did that left him feeling hurt.Former Manchester United centre-back Johnny Evans once named Suarez the toughest striker he ever faced.‘El Pistolero’ made the move to Barcelona in 2014, but has maintained a strong connection with Liverpool supporters ever since.Now, he has opened up about what he considers the most difficult loss of his career, which happened to be against the Reds.Luis Suarez opens up about the loss to Liverpool that stuck with himPhoto by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty ImagesSuarez spent five and a half years at Barcelona, forming a memorable attacking trio alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.During his time there, he picked up five La Liga titles and a Champions League trophy in the 2014/15 season.In the 2018/19 campaign, Barcelona looked set for another final appearance after taking a 3-0 lead over Liverpool in the first leg of their semi-final tie.But what happened next went down as one of the great turnarounds in football history.Liverpool turned it around with a 4-0 win at Anfield, with Divock Origi finishing off Trent Alexander-Arnold’s clever corner to complete the comeback.To this day, Suarez is still haunted by the defeat at Anfield from all those years ago, a match that Liverpool went on to win against Tottenham in the final that season.When asked by Diario Sport to name the defeat that still hurts him the most, the Uruguayan legend replied simply: “The one against Liverpool.”Inter Miami forced to compete without Luis SuarezSuarez, now 38, has since reunited with Messi at Inter Miami in the MLS.The club, backed by David Beckham, had a strong 2025 regular season and are now deep into the play-offs.They opened their play-off campaign with a 3-1 win over Nashville before losing the second leg 2-1.The deciding match took place on November 9, where they cruised to a 4-0 victory – though Suarez was absent from the line-up.The former Liverpool striker was serving a suspension handed down by the MLS committee after an incident involving Nashville’s Andy Najar in their previous encounter.Inter Miami’s next challenge comes against Cincinnati in a semi-final clash scheduled for November 23.