Lucho not confident Barcelona can get Suarez card revoked

Lucho not confident Barcelona can get Suarez card revoked

Luis Enrique was not confident a Barcelona appeal will see Luis Suarez's suspension revoked and the striker allowed to play in the Copa del Rey final.

He was sent off after tangling with Koke but the forward maintains his innocense and says he did not foul the Atletico Madrid man. 

“I’m in agreement with appealing, but if you look at the past you will see what good appeals have been for us,” said Luis Enrique after the game. 

“[The final is] not until May, there’s a long time to think about that [who would replace Suarez]. 

“It frustrates me that players on my team miss finals, but at the end of the day it’s something which happens in football. The referee felt that both Suarez and Roberto deserved two yellow cards. 

“I was about to take Roberto off because of the booking he had. He’s made three challenges and he’s been given two cautions. We felt he could maybe get a second, but we didn’t react quick enough.”