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Casillas: The ball did not want to go in! Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas bemoaned the fact that his side could not convert any of the chances that fell their way. Real were held to a 0-0 opening day draw at Mallorca - not quite the start to the Jose Mourinho era that fans would have been hoping for. Casillas later admitted his side needed to improve but also rued the fact that luck just wasn't on their side. In comments quoted by AS, he said: "There are things to improve but I like this team. We tried to score at all times, we had clear chances. "We've been good defensively and well organised. Mallorca has sat back and played on the counter. We have done well and we will gradually improve. The ball did not want to go in." Teammate Xabi Alonso refused to give any excused for his side's uninspiring performance."We have to take time to shape as a team but that's no excuse. It is a pity because we should have won," he said. "The first half we had control of the ball but it was even and in the second domain and we had more good chances but could have come but we must continue. We must improve for the next game because there are things that improve upon." However, the Spaniard refused to drawn into a discussion about Barcelona so early in the season. "We should not become obsessed with Barcelona. We have to worry about us, we have the capacity to change and improve," he said. Casillas, agreeing with Alonso, said: "Barca are playing in their way and we ours and we just need to think of the next game." The next game is at the Santiago Bernabeu against Osasuna on September 12 after the international break.

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Mourinho: We are far from our best Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has admitted his side were below par, but claimed they still should have won against Mallorca. Real were held to a goalless draw in their opening La Liga match of the season away at Mallorca. Big things are expected of the side under Jose Mourinho but the Portuguese's reign did not get off to an auspicious start. Los Blancos were largely uninspiring over the 90 minutes and failed to convert the chances that did fall their way. Speaking to AS after the match, Mourinho said: "In defence we have not had any problems and that is very good because we had many players in attack and leaving the counterattack open to Mallorca. In spite of that we have been very good, we had no problems. "We had a huge number of scoring chances, especially in the final stretch, when it is harder psychologically because players feel they are running out of time. We did enough to win the game. With five or six chances, I think we did enough to win." The biggest culprit on the night was ace striker Gonzalo Higuain who missed quite a few one-on-one opportunities when put clean through by his midfield. Cristiano Ronaldo, given a free-roaming role by the coach, failed to provide the threat expected of him and later Mourinho acknowledged that the side needed to improve before their next match against Osasuna. "We are far from our best version. When you're not at your full potential you have to do two things: to defend not to concede goals and take advantage of opportunities to score. "That is what to do now because in the next fortnight we are not going to be able to work hard. The players are now with their national teams. When they return, Osasuna comes in two days and then two days after is Ajax ... not enough time to work and the risk is losing points. "It is therefore important to be right at the back and score a goal for three points. So I am disappointed about not taking advantage of the chances but I'm not the type of coach who blames the player who fails to get a goal or in defence costs us going a goal down." With Barcelona notching up an easy 3-0 win at Racing Santander, the pressure is already on Mourinho's men to step up and get their game sorted out quickly.

Mallorca 0-0 Real Madrid Jose Mourinho had to settle for a point in his first game in charge of Real Madrid after his side drew a blank at Real Mallorca. The visitors were largely uninspiring yet created enough chances to have won comfortably with Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo uncharacteristically wasteful in front of goal. And with Mallorca goalkeeper Dudu Aouate turning in a wonderful display, there was no way through for Madrid's star-studded team. Barcelona's sparkling 3-0 win at Racing Santander earlier in the day set a marker for Madrid but they were unable to get anywhere near the Catalan giants' level of performance. Higuain was Madrid's leading goalscorer last season and he almost opened his account for this season after nine minutes. He was played in by Ronaldo but having rounded Aouate he found the angle too tight and was forced to cross rather than shoot and the chance was wasted. Ronaldo shot inches wide from 25 yards as the pressure mounted. Mallorca, coached by former Madrid and Barcelona forward Michael Laudrup, threatened on the few occasions they did venture forward and Gonzalo Castro came within inches of giving them a half-time lead with a left-footed drive which flashed just past the post with Iker Casillas beaten. Two of Mourinho's summer signings were replaced approaching the hour mark, Sergio Canales and Angel Di Maria going off to be replaced by another new recruit Mesut Ozil and France international Karim Benzema. The changes gave Madrid added impetus and they continued to lay siege towards the Mallorca goal. Higuain was put through but again opted to go around the keeper with Aouate getting a hand on the ball to nullify the threat. Ronaldo was also thwarted by the Israel international with 13 minutes to go. The Portugal star dallied on the ball when put clean through and rather than shooting, tried to beat Aouate by dribbling round him and slotting the ball home. He managed the first part but the finish was lacking as Aouate got down well to deflect the ball behind. Aouate made his best save with six minutes to go, blocking Higuain's low shot with his legs after the Argentina striker had been superbly set up by Ronaldo. With Mourinho getting more agitated on the touchline, his team created two more chances to snatch a late win. Ozil was denied a debut goal by a Nunes block before Benzema, who continues to look devoid of self-belief, saw a weak shot gathered by Aouate.

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Spanish La Liga Weekend Preview Real Madrid begin their quest to wrest the La Liga title off Barcelona when they travel to Real Mallorca. Just 12 months after spending in the region of 250million euros on new players and bringing in Manuel Pellegrini as coach, Madrid have again splashed the cash after going a second successive season without any silverware. On the playing front the likes of Mesut Ozil, Ricardo Carvalho, Sami Khedira and Angel Di Maria have been added to an already star-studded squad, which has seen experienced trio Raul, Guti and Christoph Metzelder move on but otherwise has been kept largely intact. The big arrival this summer, however, was undoubtedly that of Jose Mourinho, who became the club's 11th coach in seven years soon after leading Inter Milan to an historic treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles last season. Under the hugely successful Mourinho, Madrid have won four and drawn two of their six pre-season games, but the Portuguese admits there is room for improvement. "Our pre-season has been very difficult. With a new coach and six signings, we haven't had much time to work if we want play differently," he said following this week's friendly win over Penarol. "We are satisfied with how we've been doing and we will improve with time. This is a very young squad, but full of quality. "The important thing is that we can grow, that we are solid, and to play at a medium-high level while being consistent in our style of play and results." Mourinho will be up against another new coach this weekend, with Mallorca under the guidance of Michael Laudrup, who took over following the departure of Gregorio Manzano. Mallorca finished fifth last term - winning 15 of their 19 home matches - but suffered a huge setback in the summer when they were denied entrance into this year's Europa League for financial reasons. While Madrid have been busy in the transfer market again, two-time reigning champions Barcelona have made just a couple of additions in the form of David Villa - one of eight members of Spain's World Cup-winning squad at the Nou Camp - and Sevilla wing-back Adriano. However, there is still transfer speculation hanging over Pep Guardiola's side ahead of their season-opener at Racing Santander with striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic a target for AC Milan and the Catalan giants chasing Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano. With Barca and Madrid both having added further quality to their squads during the summer, it could well be another two-horse race for the league title this season. Valencia, who finished 25 points behind second-placed Madrid in third spot last season, have lost key duo Villa and David Silva, but their new-look strikeforce of Aritz Aduriz and Roberto Soldado should cause plenty of problems for opposing defences. A much-changed Los Che meet Malaga, who have a new coach in Jesualdo Ferreira on the bench, on Saturday. Sevilla were fourth last time out but they go into their opening match at promoted Levante on a low note after this week being knocked out of the Champions League by Braga. Possibly the biggest threat to the big two in La Liga could come from mercurial Atletico Madrid. Atletico badly underachieved in the league last season, but they proved their potential in cup competitions by winning the Europa League and reaching the final of the Copa del Rey. The Rojiblancos have also managed to keep hold of star assets Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan, as well as making some seemingly impressive ventures into the transfer market with the signings of Filipe Luis, Diego Godin, Tiago and Fran Merida. Quique Sanchez Flores' men, who face Inter in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco tomorrow evening, play Sporting Gijon on Monday night. The remaining fixtures on the opening weekend see promoted due Hercules and Real Sociedad facing testing home games against Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal respectively, while Deportivo La Coruna host Real Zaragoza, Getafe go to Espanyol and Osasuna meet Almeria.

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