According to Opta, Luis Suarez has become the fastest player to reach 16 goals for the same team in La Liga this century.
The on fire Atletico striker broke the previous record set by Ronaldo during the 2009-10 season following his mega £80 million move from Manchester United.
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The Uruguayan currently leads the race for the Pichichi (La Liga’s top scorer award) after bagging an outrageous 16 goals in just 17 league appearances.
The 34-year-old has given two middle fingers to his previous employers Barcelona with his performances this season as the Catalan club thought the veteran striker was past it.
Suarez has been in blistering form this season and his performances have helped put Diego Simeone’s men on top of La Liga where they are currently eight points clear with a game in hand.