How Luis Suarez Can Make Huge Impact for Barcelona in the Clasico

The time is drawing near for Luis Suarez to make his Barcelona debut, and manager Luis Enrique will be pondering whether to utilise him against Real Madrid.

The Uruguayan hitman is the sort of explosive player that settles huge ties like Clasicos, and it almost seems like fate that he will contribute something against Los Blancos on his Barcelona debut.

His four-month ban for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup expires the night before Enrique's side travel to the Santiago Bernabeu to face their rivals on October 25.

The main obstacle to Suarez having an impact on the game is a possible lack of fitness.

Having not played in an official match since that ill-fated game during the World Cup, there's no doubt that Suarez won't be at the peak of his powers.

However, even a half-fit Suarez still has something to offer and could make a crucial intervention from the bench.

Barcelona have looked to get Suarez as many minutes on the pitch as possible in recent weeks, so he's up to speed.

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It started with a cameo appearance at the Joan Gamper friendly about a week before the season began.

That was mainly about him saying hello to the fans rather than to build up his fitness. However, as soon as Barcelona got the all-clear from FIFA to allow him to train with his team-mates, it's been all systems go.

First, Barcelona arranged a training ground friendly against Barcelona B, which saw Suarez net twice.

He then pulled off the same trick for Barcelona B in a friendly against Indonesia U19s.

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Making his international comeback in a friendly late last week, Suarez helped create Uruguay's only goal in a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia.

The Daily Mail's Kieran Gill described his contribution to the goal:

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It took until the second half for Suarez to muster the chance for Uruguay in Jeddah, but it was single-handedly created by the controversial £75million striker.

Suarez won the initial free-kick after a rash challenge by Omar Hawsawi near the half-way line before peeling away from defenders to meet the resulting cross.

He hit the left post as goalkeeper Abdullah Faisal Alarraf remained rooted, and defender Fallatah could do little to prevent the ball ricocheting off him into the back of his own net.

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At the time of writing, Suarez was set to feature in a second friendly for Uruguay against Oman.

Some claimed he looked chubby when playing in the friendly against the Indonesian youth side, but Enrique said he saw the same Suarez that had turned out for Liverpool.

He has settled down in Barcelona, moving away from the in-laws in Castelldefels and finding his own place near Javier Mascherano in Gava.

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Those two have been close during their time at Barcelona, with Mascherano—or Jefecito (little boss) as he is affectionately known—showing him the ropes.

Johan Cruyff is another player who had a delayed start to life at Barcelona, but hit the ground running when he was allowed to begin.

Cules will be praying that Suarez can do the same.