Luis Suarez says he left Liverpool to join Barcelona last summer as he wanted to play for a club capable of winning the biggest trophies.
Suarez spent three and a half seasons at Liverpool, winning the PFA Player of the Year award last season as well as the Golden Boot, but the team's only success came in the League Cup in 2012.
In the 28-year-old's first season since arriving at the Camp Nou for €80 million last summer, Barca are currently in with a chance of claiming the treble -- being top of the La Liga standings, into the Copa del Rey final, and through to the last eight in the Champions League where they face Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday's first leg at the Parc des Princes.
Asked in interview with UEFA's Champions Matchday magazine whether the chance to win the Champions League had been a big motivating factor in switching clubs, Suarez said he had wanted to play for a team capable of winning "big trophies."
"Of course," he said. "Barcelona are always a candidate to win the Champions League. That's a plus here, as the clubs I've played for before didn't really have the chance to win big trophies -- maybe a domestic league or cup."
Suarez, who has scored 16 goals in 32 games across all competitions since making his Barca debut in October, said he was enjoying playing for a side where everything was geared towards claiming silverware at the end of the season.
"Playing in a team like this, where all the players want to win every match and everything, that is a sign that it's all about silverware -- whether it's the Champions League, the Liga or whichever trophy's available," he said. "We have a chance of making the [Champions League] final."
Playing in a front line alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar meant he had a "supporting" role in the Barca team, Suarez said.
"It is about adapting to the way they play and the moves they make, and trying to make things easier for them," he said. "They are incredible players, but you work to support the team regardless of who is playing that day.
"Everybody feels comfortable in their role of helping Messi and Neymar play their best game. There are situations where we have maybe two or three players in attack to distract the defence."
Suarez said his fierce will to win had developed very early when he played as a child on the streets of Montevideo.
"Well, I always wanted to win and to play with my friends and beat them at the age of five or six," he said. "I never liked to lose. I've been obsessed by football since I was young. It has definitely shaped me.
"Playing without shoes on the street, making balls out of paper... those are things that you learn from, from a young age. They give you something even now, and you try and rise to the occasion."