Chelsea winger Juan Mata was recently awarded the Chelsea Player of the Year award after a terrific season, but could sit out the clash against Blackburn Rovers.
A signing under former boss Andre Villas-Boas, the 24-year-old has had a gigantic impact on the Blues in his debut season. Despite being a fresh transfer from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863, Mata had no trouble establishing himself in the first team under both Andre Villas-Boas
and his replacement Roberto Di Matteo.
However, with the season drawing to a close with just a handful of games remaining, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo has decided to rest Mata for the UEFA Champions League final which will take place on 19th May. For the first time under Di Matteo, Mata found
himself on the bench against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in the English Premier League.
With many other key players missing from the squad, the Blues went on to lose 4-1 to Liverpool in the League, just days after defeating them in the FA Cup final. Chelsea had emerged victorious in the cup final at Wembley with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 scoring
to earn them a much needed win.
With their confidence having been boosted, the Blues will now be prepared for the upcoming UEFA Champions League final. Mata will play a key role for the London side, the only reason why he has been rested in the English Premier League.
Having played no part against Liverpool in the English Premier League, Mata will most likely be rested against Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385. While that is an important game since Chelsea need to win their remaining fixtures in the Premier League to guarantee a fourth
place finish.
A fourth place finish is needed to secure a spot in the UEFA Champions League next season in case the Blues fail to win the European title this season, which would automatically guarantee them a place in the competition next season.
Mata revealed he was extremely pleased to have joined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, an occasion that was marked by the FA Cup victory in his very first season at the club. In addition to that, the young winger has the Champions League to look forward to.
Mata said in an interview:
“It's an amazing season for me. We won the FA Cup in my first year. We have the chance to win the Champions League - history for this club.
So I'll never forget this season.”
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