Each and every Monday, Manchester United forward Juan Mata writes a personal blog to provide an insight into his life, both on and off the pitch. Here is his latest offering, following United's wins over Zorya Luhansk and Tottenham Hotspur...
Hi everyone,The week has passed very quickly. It’s quite usual when you play so many games with a few days' difference, even more after the long trip to Odessa. As you know, we defeated Zorya in Ukraine, earning a place in the knockout stage of the Europa League, which was our goal. We take this competition very seriously and we hope to keep going forward and start 2017 alive in all competitions.
It’s been a positive week with two wins. As I told you here a week ago, this is what the team needs in order to get confidence and feel that the work we’re doing is bearing fruit. Tottenham is a very competitive side, they had lost only once in the Premier League this season, which gives more value to our victory in Old Trafford this Sunday.
Now we have two away games in a row so there’s no time to celebrate. As from now we start working on the game against Crystal Palace, to extend the good streak. Selhurst Park is always a difficult stadium to get the three points, and the same applies to The Hawthorns. Both games will be very demanding. Crystal Palace are trying to create distance from the relegation zone, and West Brom are proving to be a solid team this season, tough to beat, but we have to keep working well to get closer to the top side of the table.
Also, in Spain, this weekend there was a Zaragoza-Oviedo match in the Second Division. Ander Herrera and me have been talking about it for days - these teams being so special for both of us - about what the score would be. At the end Zaragoza won 2-1, but I hope to see both teams fighting for promotion at the end of the season, I really do.
Have a nice week, and thank you for your messages. I do read them!
Hugs,
Juan
Juan's full blog is available to read on his official website, juanmata8.com
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