Barcelona Pay Tribute To Javier Mascherano With Highlight Of His Only Goal For The Club. Watch

Argentina's former football team captain Javier Mascherano announced his retirement on Sunday, after his side Estudiantes lost to Argentinos Juniors in a league match. A defensive midfielder by trade, the 36-year-old represented the likes of Liverpool, Barcelona and River Plate in a glittering career. Mascherano was known as one of the greatest tacklers in football history, and had also become a subject to trolls for his lack of goals. Surprisingly for Barcelona, whom he represented from 2010-2018, he only scored one goal. The La Liga outfit took to social media to pay tribute to their legend and also shared a highlight of the goal. It was captioned as, "334 games 18 trophies 1 goal @Mascherano, Barca legend". Here is the goal:

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@Mascherano, Bara legend pic.twitter.com/yrFgZyS2P5

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 15, 2020

The Argentine was converted into a centre-back in Spain, during Pep Guardiola's tenure, and continued in the same position till his exit from the club.

He scored his only goal from the penalty spot in a 7-1 win over CA Osasuna. Midfielder Ivan Rakitic was supposed to take the penalty but was urged by Gerard Pique to give it to Mascherano, who had never scored a goal for the Catalan goal.

With a calm run, he fired it in the middle, with the goalkeeper diving away. After the goal, the likes of Andres Iniesta and Luis Suarez were seen sharing a laugh.

After leaving Spain, he played for Hebei China Fortune and Estudiantes.

He also represented Argentina in four FIFA World Cups, including a runner-up finish in Brazil. His trophy cabinet even includes two Olympic gold medals.

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