Luis Suarez scored twice but it was not enough to earn victory for La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid as they were held to a draw by Celta Vigo.

The Uruguay forward then put Atletico ahead in the second half when he drove home Renan Lodi’s cross.

That looked set to give Atletico a 17th league win of the season but Facundo Ferreyra equalised in the 89th minute.

The draw means Atletico, who have lost only one league game this season, are eight points clear of second-placed Barcelona with a game in hand over Ronald Koeman’s side.

Suarez, who left Barcelona for Atletico last summer, is the top scorer in La Liga with 16 goals.

Atletico were missing six players including record signing Joao Felix due to coronavirus, with midfielders Thomas Lemar and Hector Herrera testing positive on the morning of the game.

“You’ll have to ask the players whether it affected them or not but we prepared the game with a lot of enthusiasm and excitement,” said Simeone.

“We couldn’t have our team meeting so we prepared the game via a Zoom call and met up for the game less than two hours before, but I saw a lot of positive things on the pitch.”