Real Madrid are set to return to La Liga action tomorrow, on Saturday, when they face Espanyol for the matchday 2 of the new league season. However, this will be their first game, because their matchday 1 fixture was postponed because of the World Cup.
The Merengues have brought a lot of changes to their team during the summer, and the fans are understandably very excited to see their team play. The most prominent and influential of these changes has been the arrival of Jose Mourinho, who has taken over from Alvaro Arbeloa as the team's head coach.
As MARCA has reported, the Portuguese coach today addressed the first press conference of his second stint at Real Madrid, and talked to some length with the journalists. He answered up to 20 questions, and spent 42 minutes interacting with these journalists.
The Portuguese manager started by praising Espanyol, who have already played their first game of the La Liga 2026-27 campaign:
"It's a good team. Teams that have had the same manager for a long time are well-prepared teams. They play well and with ambition. I really liked their first match, and there they are, with three points in the table and their fans happy. We're prepared for what we're going to face."

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