Mourinho happy with pragmatic display

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho was delighted to come through a tough away test at Auxerre with maximum points.

Real, somewhat suprisingly, began with Lassana Diarra deployed in midfield to protect a three-pronged attack of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain, but created few chances throughout the match.
Mourinho had to wait until the 81st minute before substitute Angel Di Maria volleyed in Mesut Ozil's cross to give the Spanish side a narrow 1-0 victory.
"It was a good match all-in-all," he said at a post-match interview.

"It was tough playing a well-organized adversary fell back to defend and that created a lot of danger on the counterattack. It wasn't easy because we wanted to control the match as well as defend against the counter.
"Winning this match and earning our sixth point are all that count."
Mourinho's men are now in pole position to win Group G - dubbed the Group of Death - which includes AC Milan, Ajax and of course Auxerre.
"The team came through in a very difficult game," Mourinho said.
"We created many more chances against Mallorca and Levante and we left empty-handed when everyone thought we would win. We created fewer opportunities tonight, but scored one goal and leave with three points in hand. It's all a matter of being pragmatic."
Milan kept up the pressure on Real for first place in the group by not losing to Ajax in Tuesday's 1-1 draw, and the two European giants meet next on October 19th at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.

source:espn