Oh Juanando

"To be honest, I felt awful.. I felt awful when I told him I was leaving. The day we said goodbye to each other, the day we talked and I told him I was leaving.. It was hard. He’s been such an important person for me, always."

I’ve learnt so much from him, not only in a footballing sense, but in a human sense. He is so strong, he went through so many tough moments this year but went and showed everyone just how strong he is - Juan Mata

IF I WAS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Fernando Torres

It’s a family day, for some people Santa comes on Christmas Eve, but for others it’s Christmas morning. We have a big dinner on Christmas Eve and then another big lunch on Christmas Day. What you eat really depends on what part of Spain you come from. In the north, where my wife’s family and my father’s family are from, they just eat seafood, so lots of fresh fish and things like that. In Spain turkey isn’t very popular so we normally eat chicken after we’ve had some cold starters. We love food in Spain so that day is a big day for us, we eat too much, non-stop from Christmas Eve all the way through Christmas Day. We also enjoy drinking red wine, white wine and champagne. I have all my family coming over for a week as it’s hard for me to get back there because of all the fixtures in England. My brothers and all their kids will come and we will celebrate Christmas, then we celebrate New Year with my wife’s family

Cesar Azpilicueta