Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano: Reaching Champions League final proves I was right to leave Liverpool

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Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano insists that reaching the final of the Champions League has proved that he was right to to leave Liverpool.

Liverpool have struggled to mount a challenge for a top-four place since the departure of Mascherano last summer to Barca, who this week reached the final of the competition following their 3-1 semi-final aggregate win over Real Madrid.

According to The Mirror, Mascherano said: “I know from personal experience how hard it is to get to the Champions League final, because I did it and lost with Liverpool in 2007, and lost to AC Milan.

“The feeling of doing it here is really good – it’s why I wanted to come here.”

The 25-year-old played as a centre-back during both the legs of the semi-finals against Real Madrid, but the former West Ham man maintained that it was Lionel Messi who was the star man in the tie, insisting that his fellow Argentine is going on to prove that he may be the best footballer of all time.

“This was just another demonstration by Leo that he wears the crown and it’s going to be very difficult for anyone to take it off him,” Mascherano said.

“He is making history and I think he is on course to prove he’s the best of all time.”