Manchester, United Kingdom: Luis Suarez returned to haunt Manchester City by scoring twice as Barcelona took control of their Champions League last 16 tie with a 2-1 away win on Tuesday.


Barcelona-s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez celebrates scoring his and his team-s second goal as Manchester City-s English goalkeeper Joe Hart R dives during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Manchester City and Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Pic/AFP 

Suarez was a thorn in City-s side last season, scoring 31 goals as Liverpool pushed Manuel Pellegrini-s team all the way in the title race, and his first-half brace set Barcelona on the way to a repeat of their 4-1 aggregate win over the same opponents from this time last year. But Sergio Aguero struck in the 69th minute to give City something to build on in the second leg on March 18 and they were spared a heavier defeat in stoppage time when Lionel Messi won a penalty following a foul by Pablo Zabaleta, only for Joe Hart to save his spot-kick and for him to head the rebound wide.