Real Madrid boss Mourinho says rivals are lying down against Barcelona

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has accused rival teams of lying down when facing Barcelona.

Mourinho was referring to the team put out by Sporting Gijon coach Manuel Preciado, who left out several of his first-team regulars for Wednesday night's clash at the Nou Camp, which Barca won 1-0.

"If there are teams that gift games to Barca, it's going to be a lot harder for us to win the league," Mourinho said at a press conference.

"We are going to need a lot of points to win the league and if, on top of that, there are some teams that are going to put out their second team when they think they are not going to win, we will need even more."