Real Madrid’s quest to usurp Barcelona and regain the La Liga title begins in rival territory, as they face Espanyol in Catalonia on Saturday evening.
José Mourinho is back for a second bite of the cherry, having brought a period of Barça dominance to an end in 2012. “The Special One” isn’t the manager he once was, yet Florentino Pérez believes the Portuguese, without a league title in 11 years, is the right man to return Los Blancos to the promised land.