The Chelsea midfielder was selected for the Spanish national team this time round and was able to give an assist during the game against Panama.
The Chelsea star has hailed the victory over Panama and claimed that even though the score-line reads 5-1 in favour of Spain, it wasn’t an easy win for the Euro champions.
The Spanish winger was once a part of the Spanish La Liga side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
The Blues helped the Spaniard evolve more as a player, but despite helping them win the UEFA Champions League last season, he was not selected by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque as Spain started their journey for the FIFA World Cup 2014 as they played the qualifiers.
However, this time round, Juan Mata was finally given a call-up by the Spanish coach and was also given a chance to prove himself by playing in the first-team.
Juan Mata, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Panama-c2978 and Mata was impressive as he managed to give out an assist during the game as well.
The Spanish winger spoke about how the game was a difficult one for the Spanish national side and also highlighted how he feels relieved to be back in the squad.
“It wasn’t that easy because this match was a potential banana skin. They are a team that has a chance to qualify for the World Cup and the weather conditions were not the best for us, but we gave a good display.”
“We played well, put on a spectacle and we’ll return to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 happy.”
“The last time I was upset to be left out but I’m enjoying being back with my teammates again and I’m very happy at Chelsea.”
After helping Spain win 5-1 against Panama, Juan Mata is now going to travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 in order to rejoin his team-mates in London, where he is going to get ready to play the weekend fixture for his club, Chelsea.
The Spaniard has been in outstanding form for the European champions and currently he is trying to help them win the domestic title as they have already managed to triumph in Europe last season.
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