Almost seven seasons and over 300
games have passed since the Argentine arrived at Camp Nou, and he finally broke
his duck on Wednesday
Javier Mascherano finally ended his
amazing goal drought for Barcelona by firing home from the penalty spot during
the Catalans' clash against Osasuna.
Incredibly, the former West Ham and
Liverpool star had never previously scored in Blaugrana colours, despite
playing for the club for almost seven seasons.
But when Denis Suarez was chopped down
in the penalty at Camp Nou with Barca already cruising 5-1 up, Masche stepped
forward to convert the penalty.
He beat Salvatore Sirigu to end a run
of 319 games without hitting the net, to the delight of his team-mates who
mobbed him after the successful effort.
A midfielder at Liverpool and with the
Argentina national team, Mascherano dropped back into the centre of defence
after moving to Camp Nou, and rarely crosses the halfway line.
Wednesday's effort was only the fourth
goal of his professional club career, while he has scored another three with
the senior Argentina team in 136 appearances. The last goal Mascherano
scored came on June 4 2014, when he converted against Trinidad & Tobago for
Argentina. His last club goal came for Liverpool on February 25, 2010
against Unirea Urziceni in the Europa League.
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