Luis Díaz and Luis Suárez Light Up the Champions League with Their Goals

Some scoring streaks take a while to get going, but once they do, they don't stop. That's what happened to Luis Díaz at Bayern Munich, and something similar is happening with Luis Suárez at Sporting CP. Two Colombians, two different stories, but the same conclusion: heading into this third matchday of the Champions League league phase, both are red hot.

Let's start with "Lucho." The Guajiro had come off a start to the season to forget, seven matches without scoring, something that doesn't go unnoticed at a club like Bayern. Criticism started to pile up, but both teammates and club officials stepped up to back him. The response came in Norway, where the Colombian celebrated again away to Viking FK, finally ending a drought that had dragged on far too long.

Before that goal on Norwegian soil, Díaz had already left his mark in the previous continental matchday, when his goal made it 3-2 in favor of the Germans, a lead that ended up slipping away minutes after his fellow attacker, Michael Olise, was sent off. Not everything went Bayern's way that night, but Lucho's goal stood out as a sign that the forward was finding his form again.

And if we're talking about confirmation, the Bundesliga delivered the clearest message yet: a hat trick from Díaz in a resounding 6-1 win over Leipzig, a result that put reigning champions Bayern back at the top of the German table. With that kind of form, the Colombian arrives in top shape for a demanding test: on October 21, Bayern will host Arsenal, a team Díaz knows well from his years in English football with Liverpool.

Suárez Keeps Rolling in Portugal

Meanwhile, in Lisbon, Luis Suárez continues writing a story that's already producing historic numbers. The Samario has scored two goals apiece against Galatasaray and Lens in this edition of the Champions League, and with those strikes he's reached seven goals in the competition, a mark that makes him Sporting's all time leading scorer in the tournament.

That's no small feat considering Sporting CP enters this matchday with a perfect record, two wins in two matches, both powered by Suárez's goals. The next test for the Uruguayan, or rather, for the Colombian (since we're talking about Luis Suárez, the Samario), will come against Austria's LASK, right there in Lisbon. The visitors arrive without a single point in this round and having conceded seven goals, a stat that offers a prime opportunity for the Colombian to keep extending his streak. That match, like Bayern's, will also be played on October 21.

Two Colombians, two different clubs, one shared goal: keep piling up goals in the Champions League. The date is already circled on the calendar, and given the form both are in, it wouldn't be a surprise to see them celebrating again.