Javier Mascherano bemoans lack of goals scored against Viktoria Plzen – La Liga News
Barcelona defensive midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071 was unhappy with the effectiveness of attackers, stating that the Catalan club deserved to score more goals.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 international expressed that even though La Blaugrana earned a decisive result, the score line did not show the efforts of his colleagues.
Barcelona romped to a comfortable 2-0 goal victory over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday night.
Mascherano was at hand to give his comments on the match, which takes them to second spot in Group H of UEFA Champions League.
Andres Iniesta started the proceedings with 10 minutes on the clock. However, the Catalonia based outfit had to wait until the 82nd minute to secure the match.
Barcelona hogged possession for the majority of the time, but wasted several chances. Mascherano bemoaned the inability to translate their dominance on the score line.
"I believe we deserved to score more goals because we created the chances,” the Argentine was quoted as saying by AS after the game. "Viktoria Plzen did not even take a shot on goal."
The diminutive midfielder stated that his side is not thinking about the match at San Siro and will take one thing at a time.
"First, there is the trip to Viktoria Plzen, which will not be easy, considering today's game," he added. "Then, after securing qualification, we will analyse our situation."
In the wake of criticism levied on Barcelona attack, manager Josep Guardiola talked to the media personnel about it.
He stated that he was happy with the performance of the team and did not find anything at fault.
“We put on an exhibition and played in a resounding manner,” enthused the 40-year-old after the game, according to Uefa.com.
Guardiola also rejected the notion that the performance of his players was being judged by the goals they scored, rather than their display on the pitch.
“I do not like the feeling that exists that suggests because we did not win by a bigger score we have not had a good game.
In a tactic to change the topic on the night, Guardiola proclaimed the brilliant work done by the defenders in ensuring a clean sheet. A significant feat on the night, as La Blaugrana held their opponents in their own half and did not allow them to launch
a decent strike on goal.
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