Bridge a Barca bogey ground

Juan Mata is hoping Stamford Bridge will prove Barcelona’s bogey ground once again as he prepares to face his fellow Spaniards in Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final first leg.

Bridge a Barca bogey ground

Mata will take on Barca tomorrow night for the first time since joining the Blues last summer, renewing a rivalry he enjoyed while at Valencia.

And his current team-mates have wasted little time schooling him in the previous instalments of the Chelsea-Barcelona saga, which have seen the European champions win just once in London.

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