Barcelona: Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho traded places as Liverpool's talismanic figure before earning dream moves to Barcelona, but while the Uruguayan has become one of the Catalan side's greatest strikers ever, the Brazilian is seen as an expensive flop.
The South American duo will be ready to face Liverpool together for the first time in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at the Nou Camp, aiming to help Barca reach the final for the first time in four years.
Suarez was named PFA player of the year in the 2013/14 season for leading Liverpool's charge to the brink of the Premier League title, before they were pipped at the post by Manchester City.
Liverpool took years to recover from him leaving for Barca in 2014 for a club record 75 million pounds, finishing sixth and eighth respectively in their next two seasons until Juergen Klopp transformed their fortunes.
"When I was there, it was very different," Suarez said in a recent interview with The Guardian.
"We were on the verge of the Premier League with a squad nowhere near as good. They didn't spend as much as they're doing now. Any player would like to go to Liverpool now. It was different then."
Coutinho eventually took up the baton from Suarez as Liverpool's most influential player and helped spark the revival, but they have had no such struggles since the Brazilian departed in January 2018 for an eye-watering £142 million. They invested that money on Virgil Van Dijk, Alisson Becker, and Naby Keita, creating a more complete squad that has earned a staggering 91 points in another race to the wire with City.
Coutinho and Suarez have also had contrasting careers in Catalonia: The Brazilian has become accustomed to being booed by supporters in recent months for failing to live up to his price tag, while Suarez has etched his name into the club's history.