Jose Mourinho has termed Real Madrid's LaLiga title win during the 2011/12 season as a defining moment in Spanish football history.
Los Blancos were able to overthrow Pep Guardiola's all-conquering Barcelona in style, winning the LaLiga title with a record 100 points and a record 121 goals.
Mourinho's men also set LaLiga records for points (50), goals (51) and wins (16) at home over the course of the campaign.
And Mourinho, who is now in charge of Tottenham, believes Madrid were, at that time, the best team in Europe.
"That season, Real Madrid were the best team in Spain and also the best in Europe," he told Marca.
The Portuguese added, "That's why it was so hard for us to deal with going out to Bayern in the Champions League. Ending that Barcelona dominance and doing it by achieving a record points tally and a record goals tally like that makes it even more interesting and important because we did it in the best way possible. It wasn't only that we won La Liga, it's that we did it in a way that made history."
Mourinho took charge at Real Madrid from 2010-13 after winning the Champions League with Inter, replacing Manuel Pellegrini after the Chilean boss failed to win a trophy during his lone season with the club.
The Portuguese manager, who also managed Chelsea and Porto prior to heading to Spain, won that famous La Liga title as well as a Copa del Rey and a Supercopa de Espana in 2012 with Los Blancos.
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