ok ... so he makes a tackle to prevent a goal-scoring chance, get's kneed in the head by Dani, gets up and makes another tackle to prevent another goal scoring opportunity.
On my stream the statistics at the end said Mascherano won the ball back over 20 times (23 if I remember correctly)? :O
As I said, he's getting better and better. Didn't surprise me at all Pep wasn't in a rush to have Pique in the starting XI. This guy will play A LOT this year.
In my opinion, Mascherano is on the way better a lot, He can play in many positions, defensive midfilder, central back, wing defender and he is humble. he's just amazing