Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho admitted a draw would have been a fairer result from last night's tough trip to Real Sociedad and described his side's three-point haul as "golden".

Real Madrid have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will travel to Portugal for an assessment of his ankle injury in a new twist to the superstar’s club-versus-country dispute.

Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Portugal bosses say they are aware he has been added to Chelsea’s ’short-list’ of candidates to replace sacked Avram Grant as manager.