Juan Mata and Douglas Costa prepare to face off in Sydney Derby

Juan Mata and Douglas Costa spoke ahead of their first Sydney Derby, ready for the intense atmosphere.

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00:00I think it's too early to say, but I think everyone in the club, the coach, the players,

00:04we are dreaming of winning trophies. So I think we have a good squad. We have a very

00:10well-balanced squad with offensive players and also good defence. We have experience

00:16in the coach. We have a mix of older players with younger players, so many young players

00:22that are keen to learn. So I'm excited. I'm excited for the season. I think we're training

00:27really well. We know that, of course, the first game is really important, but we also

00:32know that it's a long season and it's only three points. I'm really excited for the game

00:38to win, but I know that I came here for a whole season, not only for one game. So that's

00:42our mindset, to try to get three points after three points.

00:47I feel really good. I know there's a lot of expectation in these kind of games. I'm more

00:57than ready and happy to play my first derby. Me and my teammates are working hard for these

01:05kind of games.

01:06Yeah, I've heard the differences and I've heard the rivalries and the little banters

01:12that one club makes to another. But I'm hoping that this time, and especially not only in

01:19the game, but in the whole season, we can be on top and we can say that Wanderers is

01:25the one representing, for example, Sydney in the Asian Champions League.

01:30Yeah, it's going to be the first game of the season. It's too early to say that, but of

01:36course, where I go, in my mind, I'm always trying to get some titles and here it's no

01:42different. So I'm going to fight for that.