Real Madrid were the best team in Europe last season-MOURINHO

Jose Mourinho has hailed the strength of his Real Madrid squad, asserting that his charges are ready to improve on the 2011-12 season – a term in which the Portuguese feels his side were the best in Europe.
Los Merengues enjoyed a record breaking La Liga campaign last season, clinching their 32nd title and collecting an unprecedented 100 points.

"The important thing is to always have ambitions,” the Portuguese said to the Spanish press. “We want to repeat a season like the last one. The feelings are always the same: what we want is to win the league, not the records.

“The team has reached a significant level, it was the best team in Europe last season. We won the league with a high quality style of play, and we made it to semi-finals [in the Champions League]," he continued.

"We will try to keep the ambition, standard of play and team spirit."

A number of Madrid squad players, such as Nuri Sahin, Ricardo Carvalho and Kaka, have been linked with summer exits from the club, and the 49-year old took the time to comment on their respective situations.