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Why Lionel Messi & Neymar made Luis Suarez feel like a ‘donkey’ as South American superstars formed iconic ‘MSN’ attacking unit at Barcelona

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<p>The Uruguayan striker moved to Camp Nou in the summer of 2014, following a productive spell with Premier League giants Liverpool, and immediately <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/transfer-hint-neymar-tells-lionel-messi-luis-suarez-wish-there-too-ex-barcelona-stars-reforming-msn-mls-inter-miami/blteb77a596d173c780" target="_blank">slotted into a star-studded squad alongside fellow South Americans</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Messi and Neymar were already on Barca’s books at that point and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/revealed-how-lionel-messi-formed-msn-barcelona-playful-fat-man-jibe-luis-suarez-inter-miami/blt3b49056c0b72fbde#cse31f66ee1a5caffc" target="_blank">went on to form the fabled ‘MSN’ strike force</a> after being joined in Catalunya by Suarez. They enjoyed considerable success together, winning La Liga titles and a Champions League crown.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Suarez played his part, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/messi-cry-suarez-barcelona-exit-hurt-argentine-icon/blt019ebae60f6a9039" target="_blank">hitting 198 goals in total for Barcelona through 283 appearances</a>, but admits that he did not feel entirely comfortable alongside a couple of iconic forwards when first taking the No.9 jersey with Liga heavyweights.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Suarez has told Argentine content creator <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=790gL8TXlWw " target="_blank"><em>Davoo Xeneize</em></a>: “At the beginning, we were three players with different characteristics where the donkey, me, was in the middle. I used to say to myself: ‘Where do I put myself so I don’t get in the way?’</p><p>“Of course, I would look to my side and see Leo. I looked to the other side and there was Neymar. In the back, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets. I learned to move in my space, in my rectangle. The truth is that we understood each other in a way that was admirable.”</p>

WHAT LUIS SUAREZ SAID

<p>Suarez surprisingly left Barcelona in 2020. He has since been <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/best-partnership-football-history-lionel-messi-luis-suarez-post-incredible-stat-inter-miami-stars-mls-glory-2025/blt1adf4580a7954547" target="_blank">reunited with Messi at MLS side Inter Miami</a>, with the pair chasing down more major silverware together in 2025 - in what <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-luis-suarez-backed-launch-new-mls-franchise-together-inter-miami-former-uruguay-star-reveals-ex-barcelona-striker-retire-2025/bltebf7001ebda663b1" target="_blank">could be Suarez’s final season at 38 years of age</a>.</p>

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Luis Suarez has explained why he has made to feel like a “donkey” when playing alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar at Barcelona.

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