Luis Suarez: Striker is as prolific as Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy put together
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Luis Suarez scored four of Barcelona's eight against Deportivo on Wednesday
Luis Suarez had one of the best nights of his career on Wednesday in what is set to be his most prolific season yet.
The Uruguyan scored four times and provided three assists as Barcelona revitalised their La Liga title push by
His 30th league goal of the campaign took his overall tally to 49 - matching his best in all competitions for a season, achieved with Ajax in 2009-10.
So how does the former Liverpool forward compare with England's finest?
Suarez has 49 goals this season - the same as Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy combined - but has some way to go to beat Messi's record of 73 set in 2011-12.
Luis Suarez has 49 goals from 48 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona this season - and is way ahead of both Kane and Vardy on assists too
Suarez's 49 Barcelona goals this season have come from 159 efforts at goal, of which 88 have been on target
Suarez's tally of 30 La Liga goals remains short of his best season's total of 35, with Ajax in 2009/10
Under the official Fantasy Premier League rules: That's four points for each of his four goals (making 16), plus three points for each of his three assists (adding a further nine) and two points for playing more than 60 minutes. The total could have risen further by up to three extra bonus points and, if he had been your captain, those points would have been doubled
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