Jose Mourinho said returning to the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid manager was “more beautiful, more incredible and more exciting” after his side defeated Real Sociedad 4-1 on Wednesday.
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“Before the match, to tell you the truth, after all these years I was a little calmer,” Mourinho said when asked about returning to the Bernabeu bench.
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