Mascherano: "Barca" always helps to win referees © EuroFootball.com

Still without calming down after the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match and with representatives of London's Arsenal searching for naive excuses, defender Javier Mascherano did not miss the opportunity to sarcastically comment on the opponents.

The Argentine, who played a great game and thwarted the 'Gunners' attempts to attack, marveled at the words of the English team's players and coach Arsene Wenger.

“Of course, 'Barcelona' always wins with the help of referees and never loses because they control the ball more than 70 percent of the time. 'Barcelona' never loses because they shoot 17 times at the opponent's goal or make 900 accurate passes,” the defender said without hiding his irony.

“No need for any speculations and excuses. We simply 'cut off their oxygen'. We played our style and won,” Mascherano emphasized.