Suarez salvages draw at Atletico to keep Barca unbeaten

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez preserved his side's unbeaten record by scoring a late header to snatch a 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid as the Liga leaders' perfect start to the season ended on Saturday.

Saul Niguez gave Atletico the lead in the 21st minute with a thumping low drive into the bottom corner, beating Marc-Andre ter Stegen after the German goalkeeper had twice thwarted Antoine Griezmann.
Lionel Messi had threatened to give Barca the lead less than 30 seconds into the game at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, which was packed with Spain flags as tensions from Catalonia's banned referendum on independence continued to be felt.
The Argentine ripped through Atletico's defence only to see his shot squirm wide but the home side managed the first half better, soaking up Barca's pressure and carefully plotting their counter-attacks.