Mascherano eyes quadruple with Barca

The Catalan club were hit with a transfer embargo, to be applied for the next two windows, earlier this week for irregularities in their dealings at youth level, but have since confirmed their intention to appeal the sanction.

Gerardo Martino's side at least provided cheer on the field on Saturday, winning 3-1 against Real Betis to stay firmly in contention for the La Liga title.

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