Barcelona striker Luis Suarez praised Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak for their 1-1 draw.

Saul Niguez had put the hosts ahead early on, but a late header by Suarez saw the Catalans unbeaten start to the season continue.

"Everyone knows that Atletico defends very well and has a great goalkeeper that shows up in every game," Suarez said to reporters after the game.

"We deserved to take all three points."

Despite the disappointment of not matching Tata Martino's record of eight straight wins from the start of a LaLiga campaign, Suarez agreed it was still a valuable point at a tough rival.

"After being behind for almost the entire game, it's not a bad point," he continued.

"It also comes against one of our rivals that will be fighting for the league."