"We've dropped five points in two away games and that is worrisome. But it's less worrying to draw a match in which you're the only side that tries to play and win. We've scored one goal in our last three games and we must return to normality by scoring and winning on Saturday."

-- Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho after his team followed up its 1-0 loss to Levante last weekend with a scoreless tie at Racing Santander on Wednesday. Real Madrid, which faces Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, is in seventh place in La Liga with seven points from four games while archrival Barcelona, which tied at Valencia, 2-2, on Wednesday, is in fourth place with eight points, two points behind first-place Valencia. (Reuters)