Watching: ALTHOUGH JOSE MOURINHO ADMITTED THAT MONDAY'S DEFEAT TO BARCELONA WAS A DISAPPOINTING ONE, THE REAL MADRID COACH ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE WILL STILL A VERY LONG WAY TO GO IN THIS SEASON'S TITLE RACE AND THAT HIS TEAM HAD TO MOVE ON FROM THE LOSS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ITS THE BIGGEST DEFEAT IN MY CAREER, I HAD NEVER LOST 5-NIL BEFORE. BUT THE DEFEAT IS EASY TO TAKE ON BOARD OR ACCEPT AS WE NEVER CAME CLOSE TO WINNING. IT'S A LOT HARDER TO GO HOME AFTER LOSING A GAME THAT YOU DESERVED TO WIN...AND IT'S A LOT HARDER ACCPET A DEFEAT IF YOU'VE LOST OUT BECAUSE OF A POOR REFERING DECISION....OR IF YOU'VE HIT THE WOODWORK TWO OR THREE TIMES. NONE OF THIS HAPPENED TONIGHT. ONE SIDE PLAYED TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THE OTHER PLAYED VERY BADLY.... AND A 3-0 SCORELINE, 4-1 OR 5-0 SCORELINE DOESN'T REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.... ONE TEAM DESERVED TO WIN AND ONE TEAM DESERVED TO LOSE.IT'S AN ACTUALLY AN EASY DEFEAT TO ACCEPT. THE TITLE RACE WILL BE TIGHT UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON. LAST WEEK WE WERE ONE POINT CLEAR AT THE TOP, AND NOW WE FIND OURSELVES TWO POINTS BEHIND. AND I CAN'T SEE THIS CHANGING... THE DIFERRENCE COULD BE TWO POINTS, FOUR POINTS, OR ONE POINT... BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A CLOSE RACE. BARCELONA HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME AND ARE A FINISHED ARTICLE, AND DESPITE REAL MADRID PLAYING WELL I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT WE STILL NEED TIME. THE RESULT ISN'T A FAIR REFLECTION ON THE PROGRESS OF THE TWO SIDES, BUT THE VICTORY IS A REWARD FOR THE SIDE THAT PLAYED WELL AND A ...