Javier Mascherano dedicates Champions League win to Liverpool fans
Barcelona midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071 has dedicated his Champions League win to Liverpool fans. The player showed his affection for his former club and thanked the club and its fans for the immense support he had received during his stint with the Merseyside
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Barcelona lifted their second Champions League trophy in three years after beating Manchester United in the final on Saturday, May 28. The Catalans showed why they are regarded as the best team in the world as they downed the English champions 3-1 at Wembley
Stadium in London. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 were amongst the goals for the Spanish giants.
Mascherano, who had to play a makeshift centre-back because of an injury to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique to restrict the English side from making a comeback.
The midfielder, who left Liverpool last summer in rather controversial circumstances after Rafa Benitez was sacked, admitted that he had disappointed a lot of people with his move to Barcelona. He stated that it was purely a professional move and that he
lived playing for the Reds. He insisted that the win is for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 fans and thanked them for all the support.
“I know some Liverpool supporters were disappointed after my exit, they were a little bit sad with me, but this is for them,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The Argentinean international also expressed his delight on winning and revealed that he was privileged to win his first Champions League. He also praised http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s performance after the interval as the players showed a lot of character and determination.
“We're happy because we were able to play the way we're known to play. It's really good for us to win the Champions League. For any footballer it's the top title. We had a lot of chances to score and in the second-half we took them,” he concluded.
Javier Mascherano has made a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Total-c40747 of 45 appearances in his maiden season with the Catalan giants and is yet to score his first goal for the club.
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