Luis Suarez said he was relieved after scoring his first La Liga goal for Barcelona in Saturday's 5-0 win over Cordoba, but claimed not to have been "obsessed" after failing to find the net in his first seven league appearances.
Suarez broke his domestic duck early in the second half at the Camp Nou, when he controlled Pedro Rodriguez's cross and then poked the ball between the legs of Cordoba goalkeeper Juan Carlos to put his side 2-0 ahead.
That meant the 80 million-euro summer signing from Liverpool had taken 565 minutes to score in La Liga, having needed just 16 minutes to score his first Premier League goal on his Reds debut in February 2011.
The Uruguay international told Canal Plus after the game that his celebration had been for his family, adding that he had been happy with his all-round performances despite not finding the net.
"I kissed my hand for my wife and for my two kids, who stayed at home," he explained. "I was able to score, and that leaves me more relaxed. I am a forward and I must score goals, but I am helping the team to achieve things. That means I was not obsessed about this."
Pedro had opened the scoring early on, and although Barca did not sparkle they ran out easy winners as Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi (two) added late goals.
The comprehensive result in their last game of 2014 was a consolation for Barca fans who had not enjoyed last week's 0-0 draw at Getafe.
Suarez said the team had wanted to put in a better show against Cordoba while cutting the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid to just one point before the winter break.
"I do not know if we were hurting, but the draw at Getafe did annoy us," he said. "We had to show we wanted to fight for La Liga.
"To score is always important, but with the support of everyone, we knew that joy was going to arrive.
"The victory is important for the team, that is the main thing, and that was achieved.
"On a personal level I was hurting, but I am also happy to have come here, to sign for Barca. We have to turn the situation around."
