Ahead of the principled Madrid derby against Atletico, Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho categorically raised his team's level with highly successful Barcelona.

The Catalans are ahead of Madrid by three points, having scored 28 goals in six rounds of La Liga (including the recent defeat of Racing Racing with a 7:2 score). The Portuguese footballer calls on the club not to panic and to focus on the club’s internal processes.

" That's why I don't compare us with the same team. I tell him about us, our problems are those that we need to paint. In the few months that I’ve been here, I’ve realized that things are becoming more positive about Real Madrid,” Mourinho said..

At the start of the season, Madrid suffered only one defeat (0:1 vs. Betis), but they often have to cancel matches in other regions. The recent game against Elche was spectacular, and Real Madrid lost 2:0, allowing the opponent to win and winning only Carlos Espi's goal in the 91st round..

Mourinho learned that it is still important for teams to trim the grain of all 90 minutes, meaning the character of their players.

" When trainers work two, three, five or ten days, and then talk about the process of evolution, they realize that they spend only a few months at a time. We are aware of our problems, but we are also well aware of the power that we have.

In the three games where we needed to score on the remaining areas, we completed them with great physical and psychological strength and determination. League is a marathon. “Don’t go straight to the highway without changing codes,” explained the coach.

Before the ambitious trip to the Metropolitano, Mourinho placed a special emphasis on the figure of Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone. The Portuguese threw some punches at the over-the-top warden, voting on mutual agreement between the fahians.

“You seem like such a fool for your career,” Mourinho said with a chuckle, when asked about his past attack on Simeone.. — Sometimes the moment flows on you, and sometimes it’s just strategic. Hello, you respect the people, otherwise you don’t. “Today we are superniks, and now we are fighting comrades.”.