Barcelona striker Luis Suarez hailed the character shown for their 4-4 draw with Villarreal.

Suarez scored with the last kick of the game between Barcelona and Villarreal to give his side a point in a thrilling 4-4 draw on Tuesday.

"In the first half, we played a great game. We deserved to be winning but we were aware that they had chances," Suarez told reporters in the mixed zone.

"In the second half, we knew that anything we gave away would be seized on because they have fast players, and that is exactly what they did.

"But the spirit of the team right until the end to not give up, I believe, shows how much we want to win this league," he stated.

Despite the manner in which they claimed a point, it means Atletico Madrid have edged two points closer ahead of the meeting between the two teams.

"We still have a sizeable margin, we have a nice difference of points, although not losing makes you feel like you need to do better.

"This game showed that, if you make a mistake, you can pay dearly and we have to correct that," he said.