Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho insists he was happy with their performance in defeat to Barcelona.

He claimed on Monday afternoon that he would not trade places with Barca after his side's impressive start to the campaign.

"I would not change our situation for anyone else's," he told AS.

"In the Champions League, we have the best record in the history of the competition; in La Liga, no team has more points than us and we have a game in hand.

"There are three possibilities: we finish the year tied first with Barcelona, we lead by a point, or we lead by three points. So I would not change for anybody."

When asked to send a message to the dejected Madrid fans, he replied: "A message? Two words: we're leaders."