If it should end like his final season in Italy, no one will care. But that is the other ingredient: Madrid were beaten 5-0 by Barcelona. They trail their rivals by four points. The task that faces Mourinho, even with this side, is gargantuan. That, in fact, is why they signed him. Having just completed his fourth successive season without any silverware as president, Pérez changed the whole model of the club to sign Mourinho in return for the one thing the Portuguese can guarantee: success.