Mourinho slams LaLiga's schedule: «Players are destroyed»

Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla, with goals from Valverde, Arda Güler and Mbappé, moving closer to the top of the table. But in his press conference, Mourinho focused mainly on his players' physical condition: according to TuttoMercatoWeb, the Portuguese blames the fixture list and LaLiga's management for the workload. «With LaLiga run by Tebas I have to be humble, because they have great strength. It's not superhuman, but it's very difficult. If they want to play like this, let them do it against someone else. This marathon of games has been excessive». His main worry is the international breaks: his players are extremely tired and still recovering, so he asked national team coaches to look after their rest. He praised the team's response and the unity of the group, pointing to a Mbappé defensive sprint to cover for Güler. Asked about the record for the highest win percentage in LaLiga history, he said good numbers get forgotten and that he lives in the present. He joked with his friend Javier Aguirre, telling him not to be sad because his players are much better. He also admitted he is wrecked and has a fever, and said that if he recovers he will go to the NFL game in Madrid.