Seven's not heaven for Real Madrid's Luxemburgo

Real Madrid coach Wanderley Luxemburgo booked himself a place in the annals of the club's history after their 2-1 victory at Osasuna on Sunday.

No coach before Luxemburgo had won his first seven league games in charge of the Spanish giants in the 73 editions of the domestic first division.

Nevertheless, Luxemburgo remained downbeat on Sunday despite his astonishing achievement.

"Everybody is happy for the moment but we are not going to win every game. One day we are going to lose. Football is about being prepared for what you do after a defeat or a draw," said Luxemburgo.

Before the former Brazil national team coach arrived in the Spanish capital on December 30, the record had stood for more than 46 years to the Argentine coach Luis Carniglia.

Carniglia rattled off six wins at the start of the 1958-59 season, the start of a campaign that lead to Real's fourth European Cup.

However, Carniglia was dispensed with at the end of that season after he failed to lift the Spanish title and Luxemburgo showed himself to be an astute student of history on Sunday.

"In some respects, this record is actually unimportant," said Luxemburgo.

"The important thing is that we are in second place and keeping close to league leaders Barcelona. But if we don't win the league then the this record will not mean a thing."

Luxemburgo knows that he has to win a title this year — and Real are also still in the Champions League — or else Real president Florentino Perez is likely to go shopping for another man to guide the Spanish giants.