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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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The Gallery: Juan Mata

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Ricardo Sanchez gets the ball rolling by casting Juan Mata as the hero in André Villas-Boas's remake of Titanic. And doesn't poor Fernando make a fetching Kate Winslet? Photograph: Photomontage
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'Though on a personal level his maiden season was going very well, Juan knew the latter half of the season could be the life or death of their Big Cup hopes for next season's battle,' whistles Sean Brown Photograph: Photomontage
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'There's no guessing who is the only player in top gear for Chelsea this season,’ vrooms Glen Clark Photograph: Photomontage
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Ricardo Sanchez is back with this fetching take on Mata, who isn't a member of the Women's Institute as far as we know Photograph: Photomontage
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'No Mata what he tells us/No Mata what we do/No Mata what they teach us/What we believe is true/No Mata what they call us/However we attack/No Mata where he takes us/We won't be tracking back/I can't deny what I believe/I can't be what I'm not/I know that I love Chelsea/I know, no Mata what,' croons Matthew Dumont Photograph: Photomontage
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'In the search for the Higgs-Boson, scientists at CERN discovered there's more than Juan form of Mata,' nerds Ed Barker Photograph: Photomontage
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'No matter how much little Juan's fans applaud and clappa there hands, those badda boy Chelsea team-mates him looka so sad,' hoots Adrian Smith in this send up of Mata as Joe Dolce Photograph: Photomontage
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Alex Marsh continues the theme of Mata looking like every one in the world EVER. Columbo anyone? Photograph: Photomontage
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Should this be titled Mata-dor or Mata-gore? Either way Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain makes two successive Gallery appearances in Kristiaan Passchier's entry Photograph: Photomontage
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Hailing from a mystical land of diminutive midfield wizards it's The Electric Gnome,' parps Paul Quinlan Photograph: Photomontage
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'Anyone else see the resemblance,' asks Ben Sommer. Erm, yes Photograph: Photomontage
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Gareth Johnson reckons there's only one man for the lead role in a remake of David Lynch's famous horror flick Photograph: Photomontage
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly makes its customary appearance courtesy of Max Clarke Photograph: Photomontage
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'Reflecting on his former team-mates' recent success, Mata laments his decision to join the Pensioners,' says Christian Carley Photograph: Photomontage
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The prolific Ricardo Sanchez rounds things up with this. It doesn't need a caption Photograph: Photomontage
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