Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho believes Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe have both done enough to win this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Speaking after Real Madrid’s 4-0 victory over Malaga, Mourinho said:
“I said that at Real Madrid there’s more than one player who can win the Ballon d’Or, but there’s Jude.
Jose Mourinho singled out Jude Bellingham and Dean Huijsen for special praise after Real Madrid’s 4-0 win against Malaga.
Speaking about the English star, Mourinho said, “Jude Bellingham is a leader, he is demanding of himself and the team.
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Jose Mourinho praised Real Madrid’s performance after their 4-0 win over Malaga on Sunday.
Speaking after the match, Mourinho said, “Today we decided as a team that we were looking for a clean sheet.
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Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has backed Kylian Mbappe to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, saying the award should honour the world’s best individual player rather than simply reward Champions League or World Cup success.
Mourinho highlighted Mbappe’s individual achievements this summer, including the France captain’s rise to become the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history.
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Jose Mourinho is taking a cautious approach to Aurelien Tchouameni’s return to the Real Madrid team.
Speaking at a press conference, the Real Madrid manager said the French midfielder must complete his recovery properly before returning to competitive action. Mourinho does not want to rush Tchouameni back before he is fully ready.
Jose Mourinho has announced the Real Madrid squad for tomorrow’s La Liga clash against Malaga.
Aurelien Tchouameni and Endrick remain sidelined with muscular injuries and will miss the match.
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Legendary Italian manager Fabio Capello believes Real Madrid will be the team to beat under Jose Mourinho in this season’s Champions League.
Los Merengues will face two Italian giants, Inter Milan and AS Roma, during the league phase of the competition.
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Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Endrick and Aurelien Tchouameni have not fully recovered from their injuries and will miss tomorrow’s La Liga match against Malaga.
“Endrick’s close to returning, the closest.
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The Football Interview will air on BBC One at 12:45 every Saturday during the Premier League season. The programme will also be available on BBC iPlayer, BBC Football YouTube, and the BBC Sport website and app.
The second episode of the new season, available on Saturday, 29 August, features musician Tom Grennan in conversation with Coventry City manager Frank Lampard.
During his playing career, Lampard worked with several of football’s most respected managers, including Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Guus Hiddink and Rafael Benitez, as well as his uncle Harry Redknapp.
Eight years into his managerial career, the Coventry City boss identified Mourinho and Ancelotti as the biggest influences on his management style.
“Jose and Carlo are like both sides of the coin,” the 48-year-old told BBC Sport.
“Jose was very on you, he transmitted his self-confidence, but if you stepped out of line or did something wrong, you’d feel the strength of him, whereas Carlo was chilled and calm. When you look back, you go, ‘that’s a nice environment to work in’. It felt like he trusted you. So I try and take little snippets. I’m probably somewhere in the middle.”
Lampard played under Mourinho and Ancelotti at Chelsea, winning the Premier League and FA Cup with both managers.
As he targets further success with Coventry, Lampard said finding the right balance between their contrasting approaches is essential.
“I start to sometimes go towards being Jose, sometimes I go and be a bit more Carlo,” he added.
“I’ve learnt that young managers, you come in and feel like you have to to criticise a bad performance or say something about an individual that turns up late. The more I’ve done this job, I realise that they’re all humans.”
“Sometimes a lad comes in late, you don’t know the back story. And so trying to jump on him and being this hard man manager, you’ve got to be more Carlo. But then if you’re a bit more relaxed sometimes and people are on the pitch, not doing their job, sometimes you’ve got a bit more Jose.”
The 2026 World Cup is now in the past, and attention has shifted back to club football as the Champions League begins to take shape. The draw in Monaco on Thursday confirmed the eight league-phase opponents for Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 2026/27 competition.
Although it is too early to identify the favorites, the two Spanish giants appear to have received contrasting schedules. Real Madrid will host Inter and travel to Arsenal, while Barcelona face major tests against Manchester City, PSG and Galatasaray.
Real Madrid, led by José Mourinho, will play four home matches and four away games during the league phase.
The Spanish side will welcome Inter, PSV, RB Leipzig and LASK. The meeting with Inter appears to be the most difficult of their home fixtures, although playing at the Santiago Bernabéu could give Real Madrid an early advantage as they look to collect valuable points.
On the road, Real Madrid will face Arsenal, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk and AEK Athens. Their trip to England to meet Arsenal is likely to be one of the most closely watched matches on their schedule.
Barcelona’s league-phase campaign includes several opponents capable of making the opening stage particularly challenging.
At home, they will play Manchester City, Aston Villa, Feyenoord and Como. The visit from Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City stands out as the headline fixture among their home matches.
Hansi Flick’s team will travel to face PSG, Sporting CP, Galatasaray and Sabah. Their trip to Paris to meet the reigning European champions is clearly the toughest assignment in that group of away fixtures.
The match will carry additional intrigue because the two teams will meet again after their encounter last season.
Based on the names drawn, Real Madrid appear to have a slightly easier route through the 2026/27 Champions League league phase than Barcelona.
Still, the draw is only the beginning. The true difficulty of each schedule will become clear once the matches begin and every opponent becomes a genuine test capable of influencing the course of the season.
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