But let\u2019s go back to the beginning\u2026 It\u2019s always special for me to play in Stamford Bridge. My feelings are different in a day like this, but once the referee blows the whistle for the kick-off, in my mind the only goal is to win, to give everything you have to help the team and to enjoy on the pitch\u2026 I have to say that I\u2019m deeply grateful for the reception from the Chelsea fans and their applause when I was substituted. Moments like these ennoble football and it\u2019s something you keep in your memory forever.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want to forget about Kurt Zouma\u2019s injury, I was very close to him when it happened. He left the pitch on a stretcher and screaming in pain and I hope it\u2019s not a very serious injury and he can be back on the pitch as soon as possible\u2026<\/p>\n
In short, it\u2019s been a very emotional day for me, for many reasons: for the game itself, because we were so close to the victory but we couldn\u2019t win at the end, for meeting friends and former team-mates, for the \u2018Man of the Match\u2019 award\u2026 It\u2019s been a day to feel privileged to enjoy this sport.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, still talking about football, in Spain the top-three teams won (Barcelona, Atl\u00e9tico and Real Madrid) so there\u2019s no change in the fight for the title. I would like to highlight Fernando\u2019s 100th goal for Atl\u00e9tico. I know how excited you are about it and I\u2019m really happy that you have reached such an incredible figure with your beloved team. Congratulations, Fer!
\nIt\u2019s time to sign off, but before that I would like to wish a Happy New Year to the people who follow me from China, or who come from that big Asian country with such a fascinating culture: Happy Year of the Monkey!<\/p>\n
Have a nice week and thank you for your support. Hugs!<\/p>\n
Juan<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today, unlike the movie, it wasn\u2019t any given Sunday\u2026 It\u2019s been a special Sunday. As you know we have played in London against Chelsea and we got a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"location-tag":[],"class_list":["post-17958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others"],"yoast_head":"\n