2013年里，总体而言，我在伤病方面可算幸运（除了季前赛左股四头肌受伤之外），另外我们连续两年捧回欧战奖杯，这一次是欧洲联赛。我们还凭借联赛最后几轮的一连串佳绩获得了欧战区名次。就个人而言，能够入选英超联赛最佳阵容是我的荣幸，而那个赛季大概是我职业生涯最好的一个赛季了。
近12个月中，我生平第一次造访巴西，一个对足球充满热情的国度。如你们所知，那是在联合会杯比赛期间，当时我们在决赛中负于东道主。另外，这一年我还经历了职业生涯中从未有过的一些事情，而它们让我觉得自己变得更强更自信了。回顾往事，查看数据，我想这一年我总共参加了大约56场比赛。坦白说，这还不错。每一场比赛我都为俱乐部或国家队倾尽全力，并努力成为一个更好的球员，这是我职业生涯的主要目标。赛果是胜、负、平都有可能，但我总会保持积极态度。我意识到我是多么幸运，能够做自己最喜欢的事，那就是踢球。因此尽管年末有些事情不遂我愿，但2013又是美好的一年。美好的年头不少呢。
最近这段时间，我相信每个人都在猜想2014会是什么样的。职业方面，我希望踢更多比赛，比2013年还要多，因为这真的会让我非常快乐。我希望能幸免伤病，当然也希望能在场上享受胜利和捧杯的喜悦。参加并赢得世界杯会让2014成为我生命中又一个难忘的年份。那会是接下来几个月里最重要的时刻之一。

英文版：
Hi everyone:
This is the last post of the year and I think it’s time to evaluate the last 12 months, after saying that we close the first round of the Premiership with two more points than the last season thanks to the two home wins and the draw at the Emirates in the past week.
During 2013, in general, I’ve been lucky with the injuries (apart from the preseason, when I injured my left quadriceps) and, for the second time in a row, we won a continental trophy: this time the Europa League. Also, we finished the Premiership in the Champions zone following a good streak in the last few weeks. From a personal point of view it was an honor to be included in the Premier League Best XI after a season that was, probably, the best one in my career.
In the last 12 months I also visited Brazil for the first time in my life, a country with great passion for football. As you know it was during theConfederations Cup, when we lost the final against the host team. Also during this year I’ve gone through some situations in my professional career that I’d never lived before, and thanks to them I keep feeling stronger and I believe in myself even more. Looking back and checking the statistics, I think I have played around 56 games through this calendar year. Frankly, it’s not bad. In every one of them I have tried to give all I had for my team or the National squad and to become a better footballer, which is the main goal in my career. Obviously you may win, lose or draw, but always being positive. And I realize how privileged I am for doing what I like the most: playing football. So, despite in the last part of the year certain things haven’t been the way I wanted, 2013 has been, again, a good year. One of many so far
On these dates I believe everybody is guessing how 2014 is going to be. From a professional perspective, I hope to play many games, even more than in 2013, because that is what really makes me happy. I hope to be lucky with injuries and, of course, I hope to enjoy myself on the pitch with victories and trophies. Playing the World Cup and winning it would make 2014 another unforgettable year in my life. This will be one of the most important moments in the next months.



And from a personal point of view, I hope to keep having wonderful people around me that make my life better.
Yet there is something I hope will remain the same for years: your support. Day after day, especially in tough moments, your encouragement makes me feel strong and try to do things better and better. Your messages of affection and your photos coming from all over the world are amazing and make me realize how big football is; how, through a sport, you can make so many people happy… A million thanks to all. I hope this ‘energy’ you send to me will last forever.
I say goodbye wishing you a Happy New Year. May your wishes and goals come true. And the most important thing: be happy!
Big hug,
Juan
PS: Before 2013 ends, follow my recap of the year in photos on my social networks . Also, here I send all my support to the match Champions for Life organized by Unicef. It’s for a very good cause; I have always taken part on it whenever I could.