Paper trail of protests: José Mourinho plays the hits in Madrid derby defeat | Sid Lowe

The useful part

Facing Diego Simeone 13 years on, José Mourinho brought a print-out and paranoia. How long before Giuliano Simeone actually bursts, his atlético insides exploding across the pitch? You could still hear the singing outside when Mourinho turned up in the press room, laid down his glasses and sat.

How it works

• The stage was new – this stadium didn't exist then – but his adversary was somehow still the same man, still dressed in black, and the scene was a bit like old times, a classic.
• Thirteen years after his last derby, on the Santiago Bernabéu night when Madrid lost the Copa del Rey final and a 13-year unbeaten run against their neighbours, Diego Simeone had defeated him again.
• "We can save ourselves the bother of the press conference," he said, "because the story is right here." Continue reading...