But the 49-year-old believes holding off the threat of Barcelona to guide Madrid to their first La Liga crown since 2008 lends extra weight to the achievement. After a first season which left plenty of doubts about the direction that Real were going, Mourinho has now managed to overturn a Barcelona side which has been described as one of the best of all time. Guardiola’s team won the last three Spanish titles and two Champions Leagues in a spell where they claimed 13 of a possible 16 trophies. Mourinho told RealMadridTV: “I won the league title in Portugal, Italy and England, but this one has been the toughest.

“I’ve won seven league titles overall and I know what it feels like. Barcelona won all their games, as befits the great team that they are. They are a club with great tradition that knows we deserved to win this title.” Real visit Granada at the weekend before playing Reel Mallorca in their final fixtureof the campaign at home.

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Jose’s Super 7
Mourinho joins Ernst Happel and Giovanni Trapattoni in having won four different leagues.
>>u00a0FC Porto (Portugal):
2002/03, 2003/04
>>u00a0Chelsea (England):
2004/05, 2005/06:
>>u00a0Inter Milan (Italy):
2008/09, 2009/10
>>u00a0Real Madrid (Spain): 2011/12