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Luis Suarez on nutmegging David Luiz: 'I had to ... there was nothing else I could do'

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Luis Suarez laid waste to David Luiz's career during Barcelona's 3-1 win at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, scoring two goals that were both preceded by a nutmeg on the Sideshow Bob lookalike.

Luiz is already a lightning rod for criticism when it comes to his defensive capabilities, and Suarez's humiliation of the Brazilian centre-back inevitably resulted in Luiz becoming the laughing stock of social media.

However, Suarez claimed after the match that he was left with no other option when Luiz attempted to shut him down on both occasions.

"I had to nutmeg Luiz twice because there was nothing else I could do," Suarez said, according to BBC Sport.

It's worth noting that Suarez holds a history of nutmegging Luiz, dating back to when both players were in the Premier League at Liverpool and Chelsea, respectively.

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