The things José Mourinho has said and done since arriving in Spain have, without doubt, dragged his reputation through the mud.However, last night he proved that his word is good on one thing at least.
"My teams are better in my second year at a club," he promised back in the summer of 2010, and so it has proven.
Having suffered a series of humiliations at the hands of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona over the last four years, Real Madrid came to the Camp Nou and enjoyed their first victory since Frank Rijkaard's final season – effectively sealing their first La Liga title since 2008.
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