Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata admits it's frustrating not playing in the Champions League. Mata moved to Old Trafford from Chelsea in a £37.1million deal a year ago this week but was unable to help his new club finish any higher than seventh after their disappointing season under David Moyes.
"It's difficult watching the games on TV every Tuesday and Wednesday," said the Spain midfielder. "It's the thought that we all have in our minds that we need to be back in the Champions League.
"It's the most attractive competition in the world - we need to be there again.
"This is our main objective for this season, to play Champions league football again because I think this club should always play in the Champions League.
"It is going to be a fight until the end and not just between two teams. It will be between three, four, five teams, that we are now in a short difference of points.
"We know we are arriving into a crucial moment for the season. The last months, the last 10 or 15 games probably, are the most important. We know we have to perform."
