At Real Madrid's home, the atmosphere is not so positive, nor has Jose Mourinho's return had the effects that the fans hoped for. The team is not brilliant on the field where after 7 weeks in La Liga they find themselves in 4th place, 6 points behind Barcelona in the lead. The climate within the team is not perfect either, where old issues, such as that of Mbappe or Vinicius jr, are still active. In the press conference, before the challenge against Villareal, Jose Mourinho spoke at length about the form and the not positive moment that the Brazilian striker, Vinicius jr, is going through:

"What makes me feel bad is the way Vinicius is treated by the fans. He is a player who always wants to be at his best, he always wants to be the one who decides the matches, the one who makes the difference. I feel sorry when I understand the pain he is experiencing. Personally, I have been surprised by the way he is working to return to his maximum level. I never criticize Real Madrid fans, I respect them a lot, but I feel extremely sorry when I see Vinicius treated in this way. Vinicius must be supported because he is the first to want to return to those levels that have given the fans joy and trophies ," Mourinho said.

Then the Portuguese coach responded to the strong interest of journalists regarding the situation that Kylian Mbappe is going through: "A footballer is like that 24 hours a day, everything he does in his private life has an impact. Mbappe came here, had an examination and I ask for a second opinion on the problem he has in his knee, everything else that is said is ridiculous. In recent weeks I thought there were enough real cases in football to write about, like the Manchester City case, Negreira or the difficult situation between Cristiano Ronaldo and his coach. But they haven't been enough for you. Real Madrid is Real Madrid and you always have to find something", said Jose Mourinho.