Tuesday 26 February 2013 19:07, UK
Jose Mourinho is looking forward to what could be the make-or-break week in Real Madrid's season.
Madrid were less than convincing in securing a late 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Deportivo La Coruna at the weekend, even if Mourinho did make several changes, including giving a rest to Cristiano Ronaldo. However, they expect to be back to full strength tomorrow with Mourinho confirming that Xabi Alonso and Karim Benzema will be available after coming though training sessions. Controversy is rarely far away when these two sides are preparing to meet, and Barcelona assistant Jordi Roura has fired the first shots by lamenting the selection of referee Undiano Mallenco for the match. Roura claimed Barca rarely do well under Undiano's jurisdiction, pointing to their sole league loss so far this season and saying, "With Undiano, our numbers are always worse". However, Mourinho refused to be drawn into the debate. "I'd rather stick to the sporting lessons that we have received from Barcelona in the past, to not talk about referees or pressure them, to not look for cards or simulate bookings for our opponents and obviously to play football, which they do very well," he said.
