Suarez set for Clasico debut

Luis Suarez will be available to make his Barcelona debut in the first La Liga/clasico/of the 2014-15 season at Real Madrid on October 25, the Catalan club have confirmed, Soccernet reports.

Suarez is currently serving a four-month ban imposed for biting Italy defender Chiellini when playing for Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup.

That game took place on June 24, with FIFA announcing the punishment two days later – leading to reports that the ban would be in force until October 26, thereby ruling the player out of the first Clasico of the season.

However, Barca say that the subsequent ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which lessened the punishment by allowing Suarez to train and play in friendly games during his time out, mandated that the ban was to run from the day of the Italy vs. Uruguay game – and therefore end on October 24.

A club statement released soon after the Liga authorities had set the kick-off times for that weekend’s action said there was no doubt over the availability for the game of the 80 million euro summer signing from Liverpool.