Barcelona are ranked the best team in the world at this current time and that there are few which can disagree with it. Players like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta tear apart every other team with their “tika taka” style of football where it seems nearly impossible to take the ball from them if you are the opposition. Barcelona won every trophy possible in the 2009 season and were considered one of the best teams of all time. They retained the league title last season, but were no longer the current champions of Europe. Barcelona were knocked out by Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan, the manager that also knocked Barcelona out in 2005 with Chelsea. Inter Milan went on to win the trophy with a 2-0 victory against Bayern Munich in the Santiago Bernabeu, the home of Real Madrid, his new club. Mourninho has to do more than beat Barcelona in two legs; can he finish above them after 38 league games? We’ll find out this season.

Mourinho has the talent of the likes of Ronaldo, Kaka, Higuain, Casillas and Sergio Ramos along with new signings such as Di Maria, Khedira and Carvalho which is more than enough quality to challenge for all trophies this season. Real Madrid continuously sign big names and make a dream team of superstars with flair, however this always seem to materialise and managers are often sacked and replaced. Mourinho’s record speaks for itself, winning all the major trophies in Portugal, England and Italy with Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan respectively.  Mourinho has also reached European success winning the Europa League (UEFA Cup back then) with Porto in 2003, then the Champions League with the same team the following season. Mourinho then added to this with a Champions League triumph with Inter this year.

Mourinho learned his trade when he was part of Barcelona staff in 1996 and now he aims to stop this Barcelona force. He has everything he needs in his armoury to achieve this difficult task. Mourinho has already said he believes Real Madrid will be in their peak in the second season he is in charge. So whether he can stop the likes of Messi, Villa and Iniesta in the first season, only time can tell. Madrid couldn’t have asked a better manager in charge, who tries to take the pressure of his players to get the very best of them, and he is the man to control all of the players ego’s and make each player work hard for the club, to reach success for one of the world’s biggest club, if not the biggest.