Luis Suarez has backed his Barcelona team-mate Neymar after the Brazilian was criticised for hogging the ball during Sunday 's El Clasico win against Real Madrid . The former Liverpool man scored the winning goal early in the second half , as the Catalonian side extended their lead at the top of La Liga to four points but his team-mate came under-fire after choosing to shoot instead of pass the ball when in a good positions . But Suarez has defended Neymar and believes he was doing what he supposed to do as an attacker and reckons the talented attacker will win the most prestigious award a footballer can in the future . Luis Suarez has backed his Barcelona team-mate Neymar after the forward was criticised for being 'selfish ' Neymar ( centre ) was defended by the Uruguayan who thinks he was right to play how he did as a forward . The Uruguayan told RAC1 : 'He was right to try and finish his chances and not pass . Strikers are selfish . 'He is a key player and I 'm convinced that he will win the Ballon d'Or . ' Suarez was Barcelona 's hero at full time after his brilliant control was matched with an equally impressive finish following Dani Alves ' pinpoint pass . The Brazilian had a number of opportunities to release the ball in a good position but chose to go for goal . But the £75million man , was less than impressed with his overall performance . 'The goal obviously has added significance because of who we were playing and in terms of La Liga , ' he said . 'At the end of the match I made some amateurish mistakes but that was because I was tired . Luckily nothing happened . ' Suarez slots home the winner after brilliantly controlling Dani Alves ' long ball over the top of the defence . Barcelona were drawn against Chelsea 's conquerors in the quarter finals of the Champions League after dispatching of Manchester City and ending England 's hopes of having a team progress into the last eight . But Suarez knows that his side have to beat the top teams if they want to be the best in Europe . 'We are aware that to win the Champions have to beat the best teams , starting with PSG , ' he added . Suarez knows his side will be in for a tough task against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League .
Luis Suarez has defended Barcelona news over claims the Brazilian is 'selfish ' Barcelona news was criticised for shooting too much against Real Madrid . Suarez backed his under-fire team-mate and reckons the 23-year-old will win the Ballon d'Or at some point in the future . READ : Why Barcelona are in charge of their own destiny . Click here for all the latest Neymar .