Mourinho has become more composed: I can now control my emotions better.

The first round of the 2026/27 La Liga season will be rescheduled, with Real Madrid hosting Real Sociedad at the Bernabéu Stadium. Mourinho stated that he has become more composed and better able to control his emotions over the years.

In the second round of La Liga, Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 2-1 thanks to a brace from Bellingham and a goal from Carlos Ezpi.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho said in an interview, "I have felt more composed over the years, not just recently. I am now able to control my emotions better."

"We will have to face the inevitable difficulties and setbacks, but these things haven't happened yet because we won the first game, and I haven't seen anyone slacking off."

Mourinho also said, "Maybe the players and the people I work with here protected me and prevented my 'dark side' from showing, but I feel very good now."

In their head-to-head record, Real Madrid has won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 matches against Real Sociedad, giving them a significant psychological advantage.

In addition, because some players had previously represented their respective national teams in the World Cup, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and others did not participate in the first round of the new La Liga season as scheduled with other teams, but were instead scheduled to play their matches this week.

Mourinho said, "I have to thank La Liga for their good judgment in postponing the match by a week for a team with a lot of players who participated in the World Cup. If we had played Real Sociedad two weeks earlier, the situation would have been much more difficult, and all the players who participated in the World Cup would have been unavailable."

"Therefore, La Liga made a wise decision to give all teams with players who participated in the World Cup the opportunity to postpone their matches by a week."

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