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Villas-Boas and Emery on Chelsea's Mata

Saturday, September 24, 2011 by Alfredo Rodríguez & Martyn Hindley

As Chelsea FC winger Juan Mata visits Valencia CF on Wednesday a month after leaving the club, UEFA.com talks to André Villas-Boas and Unai Emery about the FIFA World Cup winner.

Villas-Boas and Emery on Chelsea's Mata
Villas-Boas and Emery on Chelsea's Mata ©UEFA.com

Spanish international Juan Mata has not had long to wait for a Valencia CF homecoming as just over a month since his reported €30m switch to Chelsea FC he returns to the Estadi de Mestalla on Wednesday when the clubs meet in UEFA Champions League Group E.

Chelsea manager André Villas-Boas and Mata's old Valencia coach Unai Emery speak to UEFA.com about the 23-year-old FIFA World Cup-winning forward.

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