The "Special One" took another step closer to the Premiership this weekend.
Jose Mourinho: "I think it is almost impossible.
"What we have to do is play every match to win without worrying about whether we are first, second or third or whether our direct rivals won or lost.
"We just have to try to improve and win matches. If we improve in the league it will help us improve in the cup and the Champions League.
"If we want to have a chance in these two competitions we have to be stronger.
"I've never seen a situation like this where I have lost that many points and my team was so far from its aims, in this case the league.
"It is a new situation for me but I do not make a big drama about it. It is a new stage in my career and I will try to do my best.
"I do not lack the strength to try my best until the end of the season.
"We have titles to fight for. The league title seems almost impossible, but we must continue because Real Madrid demands that pride and professionalism to always try to do your best and to win.
"But in all my years of coaching we have always, or almost always, met our targets and therefore this is a new situation for me."