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Luis Suarez is a pain in the a**, claims Antonio Rudiger... but Chelsea defender admits he relishes the challenge of facing players like Atletico Madrid star

Antonio Rudiger claims Luis Suarez is 'a pain in the a**' when he has to face him on the pitch.

The Chelsea defender clashed with his Atletico Madrid counterpart in the first leg of the club's last 16 Champions League tie in Bucharest, before Olivier Giroud's winner saw the Blues take a decisive lead back to west London.

Replays of the duo's incident showed Suarez tried to grab Rudiger, which resulted in the two squaring up to each other.

But ahead of the second leg at Stamford Bridge, Rudiger said Suarez was a 'tough' opponent but insisted it is the type of challenge he relishes on the field.