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Dec 13, 2012 at 10.30am UK

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Juan Mata: 'This is an important trophy to us'

By Darren Plant, Senior Reporter | 13 December 2012

Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata insists that the Club World Cup is an important trophy to the club after they reached the final of the competition with a 3-1 win over Monterrey.

Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata was delighted with his side's performance after they progressed through to the Club World Cup final with a 3-1 victory over Monterrey.

The 24-year-old netted Chelsea's opener as the European champions advanced through to Sunday's final with Corinthians, and the Spanish playmaker insisted that Chelsea are feeling confident ahead of their match with the Brazilian side.

After the game, Mata told BBC Sport: "We are glad to get the win because it's an important trophy for us. We want to be world champions and on Sunday we will do our best to get it.

"In the second half we were very focused to get more goals and we were able to get them, so it's a great result.

"We have confidence about winning on Sunday, but we know that Corinthians are a very good team and there will be a lot of their supporters here, but we will have ours, too, and it will be a football party."

Chelsea's victory was their third in the space of eight days.