Real sitting pretty, insists Mourinho

16 December 2011 16:46

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho remained defiant about his side's chances in three competitions this season, less than a week after a crushing La Liga defeat by arch-rivals Barcelona.

Real's 3-1 home defeat last Saturday left the Spanish giants second in the league, equal on points with the league leaders but with a game in hand.

Mourinho's side drew CSKA Moscow in the knockout phase of the Champions League Friday, and they won their first Spanish Cup game of the season against Ponferrada in midweek.

Real face FC Seville on Saturday and for Mourinho, the situation couldn't be going any better.

"At the same point last year we had a two-point deficit to the leaders (Barcelona). This year, in the worst case scenario we'll be joint leaders even if we lose to Seville," said the Portuguese.

"If we've got a problem, then the rest have a far bigger one."

Despite last week's defeat, Mourinho maintained he "did not need" to boost his team's morale.

"We're joint top of the Liga, in the Champions League we've won all our matches and we're through to the knockout phase," he added.

"And, we've started well in the Spanish Cup by beating Ponferrada (2-0). We're close to ten out of ten."

Source: AFP