A 67th minute penalty gave Javier Mascherano the chance to net his first ever goal for Barcelona, contributing to their 7-1 victory over Osasuna.He may have pulled the Barcelona shirt over his head 319 times since his 2010 arrival from Liverpool, but the Argentine had never before found the back of the net.
It was clear that he was hungry to put that drought to rest on Wednesday night as the 32-year-old had even hit the post just 14 minutes previously, before the referee's decision to award a spot kick afforded him his golden opportunity.
Urged on by his teammates and with the Blaugrana bench smirking away, he blasted past Salvatore Sirigu for his first competitive goal since scoring for Liverpool against Unirea Urziceni on February 25, 2010, and to increase his side's lead to 6-1.
El Jefecito had scored for his country in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in 2014, but this was his first strike of importance in over seven years.
