We're far from the title, warns Mourinho

09 January 2012 16:16

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho warned on Monday that his team were far from having won the La Liga title despite opening up a five-point advantage on rivals Barcelona.

"We're far from having won La Liga. We've already lost five points in the space of two matches this season," said the Portuguese coach.

Barcelona suffered a major setback to their hopes of retaining their title when they were held to a 1-1 draw by city rivals Espanyol on Sunday, leaving Real Madrid, who had coasted to a 5-1 win over Granada, in control of their title destiny.

Mourinho added that the focus this year was more on the league title.

"The Copa del Rey hasn't the same importance as La Liga, above all after already winning it last season (when they beat Barcelona 1-0 after extra time)," he said.

"But all the same, it's a competition that we're going to try and win."

Source: AFP