When Madrid Play Barca, World Stops — Mourinho

Real Madrid boss, Jose Mourinho believes El Clasico with Barcelona is the biggest game in the world while he also explained why his side have been below average in La Liga.

The Spanish champions have not enjoyed the best start to their campaign and enter the first Clasico of the league season this Sunday eight points behind their Catalan rivals who sit atop of the standings.

“When Madrid play Barcelona, the world stops,” he told Bein Sport.
“It is a game we love to play and it is not just us, but, surely for them also. In this sense, it is definitely more than a normal league match.

“But our goal is to win the championship. It is just three points in the end.”

The former Inter coach believes the champions tag is contributing towards his side’s indifferent start to the Primera Division.

He added, “The fundamental difference is this team last season were not champions. This season they and in my opinion, the team has started the season this way because of the prestige of being the defending champions.”