José Mourinho always said that his side would lose one day but he did not expect to lose like this – not after enjoying the greatest start of any coach in Real Madrid’s history. His team, so impermeable before, were punctured. Five times. They were sunk. A 5-0 victory for Barcelona was described by the Madrid coach as a “historically bad result” for his club – it was the worst defeat he has suffered in his career. The final whistle arrived amid cheers and olés, plus boos for Sergio Ramos, sent off at the death for a wild scythe at Leo Messi. At last Mourinho could move from the bench where he had been sitting powerless. The chant going round was inspired by Mourinho’s infamous accusation that Messi had play-acted during a Chelsea-Barcelona Champions League clash: “Mourinho, go to the theatre!” He might have wished he had. By his own admission, he had felt “impotent”. There was little comfort in the fact that this Barcelona team are genuinely special. Pep Guardiola’s side were imperious, their control breathtaking. Speaking of genuinely special, if this was indeed the game that decided the best player in the world, there can be only one…