The European champions took control from the start and Lionel Messi saw an early effort turned behind by Wojciech Szczesny, before Neymar had a goal ruled out after turning the ball in from close range
Browsing: Luis Suarez
The hosts dominated the first half
Barcelona Luis Enrique’s men go into Wednesday’s clash aiming to complete the double over BATE, having already beaten the Belarusian side in the group last month
The visitors were quickest off the starting blocks, with Javier Hernandez beating his marker two minutes in and steering Karim Bellarabi’s delivery towards goal, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen reacted well to deny his close-range effort
Messi’s penalty kick was saved by Gorka Iraizoz after Gorka Elustondo was deemed to have fouled Suarez.
After the break, Suarez scored the winner from Jordi Alba’s cross
With the visitors leading 4-0 from the first leg at the San Mames, the odds were stacked against the Blaugrana, who needed a blistering start to unsettle their opponents
It is the team’s fifth Champions League title
The Spanish side were ahead inside the opening 20 minutes though as Messi pounced on a loose ball before finding Neymar, leaving the Brazilian to fire home from close range
The lead should have been doubled on the half hour mark, but Neymar somehow managed to miscue an effort into the hands of Iker Casillas after a cross had been deflected into his path six yards out
City must now score at least twice when the two sides meet for the second leg at the Camp Nou next month
The former Liverpool striker says it is no coincidence his four-month biting ban expires the day before one of the biggest fixtures in world soccer
While he will not be able to feature competitively until October 25, his suspension was last week relaxed to allow him to train and play in unofficial matches
Suarez was suspended after sinking his teeth into Chiellini during the second half of Uruguay’s 1-0 win in a World Cup group game on June 24
But due to the fact he is serving a four-month FIFA ban from all football-related activities after biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder at the World Cup, he could not be formally unveiled at the Nou Camp on Wednesday morning
The 27-year-old forward will lose as much as £3 million of his annual £10 million salary if he attempts to bite an opponent
Suarez was banned for nine matches and four months for involvement in a biting scandal during a World Cup game in Brazil
The former Ajax man will sign a five-year deal worth a reported £170,000 a week and the deal will be part funded by Barcelona’s imminent sale of Chilean Alexis Sanchez to Arsenal
“After several days of being home with my family I have had the opportunity to regain my calm and reflect about the reality of what occurred during the Italy-Uruguay match on 24 June 2014
The 22-year-old Monaco playmaker added a second early in the second half, sending him to the top of the scorers chart with five goals and confirming his emergence as one of the players of the tournament
Suarez’s claims, which were dismissed by FIFA’s disciplinary committee, are contained in the full written reasons of the ruling, a copy of which has been seen by Press Association Sport