The group stage of the Champions League is almost complete. Here are five thoughts to chew on from this week's fifth round of group games: --- MATA DOESN'T MATTER: The sight of Juan Mata bundled up against the November cold on Chelsea's bench yet again was like seeing a racing car that never leaves its garage: impossible to look at without thinking, ''What a waste.'' Coach Jose Mourinho's infrequent use of Chelsea's 2012 and 2013 player of the year is increasingly baffling. After the 2012 Champions League winners sleep-walked through a 1-0 defeat at Basel in Group E, Mourinho rightly observed that his team looked tired and mused that he perhaps should have used fresher players. Tuesday night marked the eighth game this season that the Spain international, such a fine servant for Chelsea since he joined in 2011, sat unused on Mourinho's bench.
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