MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was surprisingly calm after his side’s 1-0 loss at Osasuna on Sunday, refusing to make excuses or blame the players for a defeat that left Madrid seven points behind league leaders Barcelona.
A Javier Camunas goal on 62 minutes condemned Mourinho to his second league defeat in charge and leave Real with a mountain to climb to dethrone champions Barcelona.
“I can’t fault the players as they did their job,” said Mourinho. “We didn’t deserve to lose the three points but we lost against a team that gave everything and had the whole week to prepare for the match.
“In recent matches we haven’t conceded goals and one goal is not dramatic as we had chances to score.
“In the first half Karim (Benzema) had a good opportunity and Cristiano (Ronaldo) another with a one on one. We had chances in the second half but couldn’t score against a team that defended very well.”
Mourinho threw on new signing Emmanuel Adebayor, on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season, but the debutant could not conjure up an equaliser as Real fired blanks.
“I prefer to lose like that, when the opposition have done a lot, rather than losing because my team gave away the match,” Mourinho added. “We didn’t give anything away here. You give away points if you don’t fight and because you are relaxed but that wasn’t the case.”
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