Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez pressed his hands together to ask forgiveness after deepening Barcelona's crisis with his first goal against his former employers on Saturday.
The Uruguayan hit late in the first half to put Atletico 2-0 up over the struggling Catalans at the break.
But he remained respectful of their plight, refusing to celebrate even as his team-mates mobbed him in jubilation.
Saturday's clash was the second time Suarez had met Barcelona since completing his move across La Liga in the summer of 2020.
A positive Covid-19 test robbed the forward of the chance to play against his old team-mates in the first league match of last season, while he drew a blank in May's 0-0 draw as Atletico closed in on the title.
This time, though, he was on target, picking up on a sumptuous pass from Thomas Lemar - who had opened the scoring at the Wanda Metropolitano - and firing home to double Atleti's lead.
Suarez refused to celebrate his strike, though, instead offering a gesture of contrition to the Barcelona contingent, having spent six trophy-laden years at Camp Nou prior to his move.
Famed as one of the deadliest strikers not just in Spain but across the football world, Suarez is still coming up with the goals even at the age of 34.
Saturday's strike takes him up to four in La Liga after eight games, while he also netted midweek to engineer a last-gasp Champions League win over AC Milan.
Suarez has now also scored against every Liga opponent he has faced in the last seven years - with Barca becoming his 31st victim.
AKshat_0710
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Selling suarez to a direct rival after saying he's too old to play for barca is one of the biggest joke of the past decade 🤣
Zadeenyero10
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At this point, if Barcelona and Manchester United face each other, they’ll both lose😂🙈🥺
Manlikeperry
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Koeman : Suarez my job is on the line can I swap you with luuk de jong . Suarez : your tactics is not part of my plan 😂
Immaculate003
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Barcelona need to find a better way of damage control. The post-Messi effect is really glaring that the team is too weak and Messi has shouldered bulk of the responsibility. That's why he remains the greatest player to ever grace the football world
Plantaris
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For all those who said Messi should take up the challenge and leave Barcelona. Hope it's now clear that staying at Barcelona was the real challenge
telliot1
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At this point, if Barcelona and Manchester United face each other, they’ll both lose😂🙈🥺
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This is by far the best and dopest comment I've ever read on All football App. Thanks @Zadeenyero10. You made my night less painful😂😂🤣🤣..
amartious2000
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Once a Legend of FC Barcelona always a Legend, he showed his respect to his former club. Bravo!
DzekoDienQdoh
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now i realised that how much difficult it was for Messi to carry this Barça team for years..
MykBisolakay
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Why ask for forgiveness? You don’t owe Barca any apology Infact it’s Barca that should apologize to you for the way they allowed KOEMAN to treat you …. You gave Barca everything you had in the years you spent playing for them
soldierzway
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He should not be asking for any forgiveness. The way they treated him was not good but Respect to Luis Suarez for the gesture
JEREMY_BENZ
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At this point, if Barcelona and Manchester United face each other, they’ll both lose😂🙈🥺
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No The Only Difference Is Barca are Worse and In Crisis..United aren't 10th and Are not Bankrupt.
mermabel
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No The Only Difference Is Barca are Worse and In Crisis..United aren't 10th and Are not Bankrupt.
and United have good players while barca players are average
kidokido
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At this point, if Barcelona and Manchester United face each other, they’ll both lose😂🙈🥺
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ole and koeman are same level