The recipient of the next Puskas Award for the year's best goal might just be a foregone conclusion after Luis Suarez's stunning backheel goal during Barcelona's 5-2 demolition of Mallorca on Saturday.
The Uruguayan marksman finished off a typically fluid Barcelona attack just before halftime as he executed a sublime lobbed backheel finish into the far corner of the net.
"It’s the best goal of my career," Suarez stated after the final whistle.
"I knew that it was a tight angle and the last option I had was to hit it with my heel. I was looking to bounce it because I had very little chance against the goalkeeper.
"[Head coach Ernesto] Valverde tells me that sometimes I miss the easiest ones and score the most difficult ones."
Suarez's stunning goal upstaged a hat-trick by Lionel Messi, who showed off his sixth Ballon d'Or trophy to the Camp Nou faithful prior to kick-off, while former Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann grabbed the opener.
"This shows the confidence we’re gaining as the matches go by," Suarez added. "We’ve been looking for our team-mates more and it was a great match today."
The win takes Barcelona back to the summit of La Liga where they lead old rivals Real Madrid on goal difference.
