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https://juanmata8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ohb-mata-2019-01-07.jpg1200630I am writing this first blog post of 2019 from Dubai. Last Saturday, after beating Reading in the FA Cup, we went straight to the airport to come here, where we will spend most of the week at a mini winter training camp. After playing five games in two weeks, this little break comes at a good time.