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Luis Suarez makes Atletico Madrid debut with two goals to join 200 club after leaving FC Barcelona

Luis Suarez came off the bench to score twice and assist another in a lively debut for Atletico Madrid in LaLiga on Sunday.

The Uruguayan striker, who joined from Barcelona last week in a deal worth just €6 million in variables, started as a substitute in the Rojiblancos' league opener against Granada at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Suarez watched on from the stands as Atletico went 3-0 up through Diego Costa, Angel Correa and Joao Felix, but was given his chance with 20 minutes remaining.

After replacing Costa, Suarez set up fellow substitute Marcos Llorente for a fourth goal with his first touch just over a minute later.

The 33-year-old then thought he had won a penalty and was ready to take it himself, only for the referee to reverse the decision after a VAR check.

But after just 14 minutes on the pitch, he netted his first Atletico goal with a fine header at the back post and then scored another deep into added time after his initial effort had hit the post.

That made it 6-1 to Diego Simeone's side and brought up 200 goals since his arrival in Spain in 2014: 198 for Barcelona and two for Atletico.

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