The Portuguese manager stated that he ranks winning La Liga at the expense of La Blaugrana as the most difficult of his seven domestic honours accumulated across four countries.
Jose Mourinho fulfilled one half of his promise to Florentino Perez as he delivered the 2011/12 La Liga title to him, with the UEFA Champions League honours still pending.
Reflecting on Real Madrid’s hard toils throughout the course of the season, the Portuguese manager admitted that it took a toll on the players and him.
Continuing on the subject, Mourinho added that out of the seven domestic championships he has accumulated in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, his latest triumph has been the hardest.
The Special One stated that he won the league with Inter Milan on the final day but believes winning with Real Madrid has been harder as he was contending with the magical Barcelona.
"I can honestly say that this has been the most difficult of the seven championships I have won as a coach - and I won one with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 in the last game."
Mourinho stated that the pressure increased on Los Blancos as the season progressed and hailed the players character to rise to the occasion.
"This has been the most difficult because we had an opponent who is recognised as the best team of recent years.”
"And as the games passed we came under enormous pressure because we could not afford to lose points. It was a titanic struggle between the two best teams in the world."
The Special One was pleased with Real Madrid’s title run in which they claimed 100 points, taking the record of maximum points in a single domestic season from Pep Guardiola’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 of 2009/10.
Mourinho pointed out that their incredible points return in La Liga has overshadowed their major achievement of the season, which was their final tally of 32 wins out of their 38 outings.
He added that it is a remarkable achievement by his players and opined that it is a record that can face the test of time and still remain standing at the end of the day.
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