Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano knew the Catalans would get opportunities to punish Arsenal in the closing stages of Tuesday's game. Javier Mascherano insists Barcelona never worried during Tuesday's 2-0 Champions League win over Arsenal as they knew Arsene Wenger's men would be unable to keep up their high level until the final whistle. Arsenal caused the Catalans plenty of trouble in the first leg of the round-of-16 tie at the Emirates Stadium, but they ended up empty handed as Lionel Messi struck twice after the break to all but send Barca into the quarter-finals. "We knew that Arsenal couldn't maintain the intensity of the first few minutes," Mascherano was quoted as...
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