- Speculation has been rife over alleged bad blood between Iker Casillas and José Mourinho. The goalkeeper was forced to deny reports that he was Madrid's dressing room 'whistleblower' a few months ago via Facebook, due to the fact that certain people believed that he was responsible for leaking information to the press.

- Jose Mourinho clarified that his decision to put Iker casillas on the bench against Malaga was "a tactical decision. You can invent what you want but the decision is tecnical." Pushed to explain if he believes that Adan is in better form than Iker Casillas, Mou explained that it was the decision of his assistants.
"I take my assistant's opinion as valid; they decided Casillas be on the bench. We understand taht right now Adan is better than Casillas."