Luis Suarez’s stunning streak comes to an end as Barcelona finally lose when he finds the back of the net… after 72 games

LUIS SUAREZ’S incredible run of winning when he finds the back of the net ground to a resounding halt on Sunday… after 72 games.

Barcelona hadn’t lost when he had found the back of in 72 outings, until they lost 2-1 at the hands of Deportivo La Coruna.

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Barca went 1-0 down late in the first half thanks to a strike from Joselu, but Suarez appeared to get the visitors back on track with a goal one-minute into the second period.

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However, an Alex Bergantinos header sealed Deportivo’s win at the Riazor, meaning Real Madrid leapfrogged Barcelona to sit top of La Liga.

The result came after the Spanish side’s outrageous, last-gasp 6-1 miracle act against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, in which Suarez also scored.

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In fact, in the 72 games Suarez has scored in for Barca, the Catalan giants won 67 times, drawing five... losing none.

While Barcelona's heroics have seen them progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, however they face a real fight to make up ground lost on the domestic front.

Following the 2-1 defeat, Luis Enrique's men now sit two points behind Real Madrid... with the Galacticos having a game in hand to boot.

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