It's Luis Suarez's Time to Shine as Barcelona Face Sevilla

The fun and games are over for Luis Suarez. Things get serious from now.

Barcelona take on Sevilla on Saturday night at Camp Nou and, with all the international breaks for 2014 out of the way, they will now be going at it hammer and tongs to try and usurp Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.

Until the winter break, Barcelona have five league games, two Champions League games and their two-legged Copa del Rey last-32 tie.

They are all crucial, and that's why it's time for the Luis Suarez that won the European Golden Shoe last season to step up and take the mantle.

It's not an easy run of fixtures for Luis Enrique's side. Take the league games, for example.

Sevilla come visiting on Saturday and Unai Emery's men have played well this season.

Gerard Deulofeu and Denis Suarez, on loan from Barcelona, are eligible to play against their parent side and they'll have a point to prove back on home turf.

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After that comes a trip to the Mestalla to face high-flying Valencia. Nuno Espirito Santo's team have also been in good form and the likes of Alvaro Negredo and Paco Alcacer will be excited to get in and amongst Barcelona's defence.

Javier Mascherano trying to win balls in the air against Negredo ("the beast") is not something Enrique will have sweet dreams about.

Following that, they host local rivals Espanyol before traveling to Getafe and finally, welcoming Liga new boys Cordoba before the winter break.

Huesca in the Copa del Rey won't be too difficult a task, but Barcelona can't afford to switch off and risk being knocked out.

The Champions League games, meanwhile, must be won if Barcelona want to finish top of their group.

They have already ensured their passage to the last 16, but to get a favourable draw in the next round they must beat Paris Saint-Germain, whom they play on December 10, to the top spot.

Suarez has been warming up, so far.

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He created a goal for Neymar on his debut against Real Madrid, had a minor setback with a poor performance against Ajax, but was in blistering form when he came on as a substitute against Almeria.

Arguably he was the man of the match in that game, entering the fray in the second half and creating both of Barcelona's goals.

He could have opened his Barcelona account with an acrobatic volley too but saw his strike crash back off the crossbar.

So now the pressure of scoring his first goal for the Blaugrana persists.

Scoring itself isn't the problem, as he's struck twice for Uruguay in the last few weeks, most recently in his country's 3-3 draw with Costa Rica.

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He was not needed for the second game of the international break, against Chile, so was allowed to go back to Barcelona and begin training early.

So Enrique has had Suarez at the Ciutat Esportiva for a few days now and will unleash him again at the Camp Nou against Sevilla.

There's no messing around now. This is the start of a long run of games in which Barcelona need their greatest stars to shine brightly.

That's Lionel Messi, Neymar and Suarez. They know it, too.

If Barcelona are to succeed this season, we will see those three players step up a gear in the weeks ahead—Suarez especially.