José Mourinho once again spoke at a press conference and sent a clear message to the squad: “I know why some of them were tired – they played the full 90 minutes last Wednesday and worked very hard. There are others who were tired, but I can’t see why, as on Wednesday they were on the bench or in the stands.” So who was Mourinho blaming?

Mourinho was very frustrated about the way his team played and he is not afraid to name and shame-Sergio Ramos, Di María and Coentrao disappointed him

Of those who played against Malaga, three were not lined-up against Barcelona :Sergio Ramos, Di María and Coentrao, all unavailable through suspension. On the bench were Higuaín, Modric and Marcelo, all of whom played in part of the Granada game.

Mourinho was very frustrated about the way his team played and he is not afraid to name and shame: Sergio Ramos, Di María and Coentrao disappointed him.

“There are some players who played 90 minutes and worked hard against Barcelona on Wednesday and others who didn`t play and who were in the Directors Box or in the stand,” Mourinho said in clear reference to Angel De Maria, Sergio Ramos and Fabio Coentrao, who were all suspended for midweek and didn`t play, but who were in his side Saturday night.

“I know why some players were tired, because they worked hard on Wednesday, but I don`t know why some other players were tired,” said Mourinho.

“I am very unhappy at our first half, which was horrible, we dominated and we had chances to draw, but it was not enough to be satisfied with the overall display,” said Mourinho.