Mourinho – ‘I Am Not Stupid’ – Keeps Game Plan Under Wraps for Madrid’s Trip to Barcelona – WTOP News
Barcelona’s perfect league start and Real Madrid’s recent scoring surge set up a global showcase with six Ballon d’Or nominees available.
- On Sunday, Real Madrid manager José Mourinho asserted "Madrid with Mourinho wins trophies" ahead of the Clásico at Camp Nou against league leaders Barcelona.
- Barcelona enters the fixture with nine wins in nine league games, while Real Madrid trails by six points after suffering two early-season defeats despite a recent 100% winning record.
- Data from MarkStats shows Barcelona maintains a 69.4% possession rate and 72.7% field tilt, while Real Madrid's field tilt is just 51.5% in LaLiga this season.
- Sunday's high-stakes match expects a global audience of more than 600 million, though Mourinho has publicly vented frustration over the referee selection process and recent leaks.
- The match marks Mourinho's first Clásico appearance since 2013, reigniting a rivalry author Phil Ball describes as "morbo"—a uniquely Spanish brand of antagonistic needle turning football into cultural proxy battles.
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Barcelona receives Real Madrid this Sunday 25 October in the match corresponding to the tenth day of LaLiga EA Sports.
On Sunday, José Mourinho returns to El Clásico as Real Madrid coach for the first time in 13 years. The Portuguese was in charge of the Spanish giants from 2010 to 2013, when the rivalry with FC Barcelona reached new heights.
History is full of moments when a detail can change everything. In 2008, José Mourinho came to believe that he would be the new coach of Barça, a club he had already worked for and of which he had great memories at the time. That year, the Portuguese already saw himself returning to a city of which he only said good things. Moreover, he did not hide that he loved the club that today, things of life, has become his great rival. Eighteen years lat…
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