MATA'S BLOG: "WE CAN'T WAIT FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TIE"

KUJISHINDIA MAMILIONI KATIKA DROO HII BONYEZA HAPA CHINI UJIUNGE KATIKA BAHATI NASIBU,NA ILI UIBUKE MSHINDI HAKIKISHA KILA SIKU WABONYEZA PICHA CHINI YA MANENO HAYA;

Every Monday, Juan Mata pens a personal blog about his life on and off the pitch. This week, he's excited about the return of Champions League football to Old Trafford…

Hi everyone, the two words you can hear everywhere these days, both at Old Trafford and the Aon Training Complex, are Champions League. We are eager to play it again and, as you know, the play-off round is here. We don’t want to get too obsessed with that but it’s true that getting into the group stage is vital for everybody. Since the beginning of the pre-season we are getting ready for this moment.

I have to say that the opponent is not an easy one. Club Brugge has a lot of history in European football, they have just eliminated Panathinaikos with a 3-0 win at home, and I’m sure they are in good shape because the league in Belgium started two weeks earlier than the Premier League.

Having said that, I believe we have the responsibility to get through and be part of this competition that brings me - as you know - so many good memories ;-) The last two times I played a European competition until the final game I was lucky to lift the trophy.

As you can imagine, we are facing this challenge in good spirits. Our second win in two games in the Premier League, in a tough stadium like Villa Park, leaves the team in a very good position and we are looking forward to keeping this winning streak. Playing on Friday was a bit weird but, as I said after the match, the good score allowed us to have a quiet weekend watching the rest of the games.

During the 90 minutes we scored a nice goal and had spells of good football that we want to maintain this season. Basically, I think we are showing consistency as a team; we are not giving away many chances to our rivals, which is always positive. Obviously we know we have to get better, but the most important thing now is to get good results that help the team get started in this long season.

I’m signing off now, and I'm looking forward to getting a good result this Tuesday. I’m sure the atmosphere in Old Trafford is going to be special, as it is every night in the Champions League…

Have a nice week. Hugs!

Juan

KUJIUNGA NA KINYANG'ANYIRO CHA PIKIPIKI AINA YA BOXER BONYEZA PICHA CHINI YA MANENO HAYA NA UIBUKE MSHINDI,BONYEZA MARA NYINGI UWEZAVYO KUIBUKA MSHINDI;

Filed Under: EPL, INTERNATIONAL NEWS, SPORTS on Monday, August 17, 2015