Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez says former Barcelona teammate Leo Messi has his full support.

Suarez left Barca in controversial circumstances before the start of the season.

Messi has been criticised in recent weeks by some parts of the media, something that has also affected Suarez.

"As a teammate and a friend of Leo, the situation hurts me," he said.

But Suarez has no doubts, though, that Messi "is capable of coming out of it and turning things around."