Summary: At the international break there is no respite from The Special One as he has kicked off another round of fireworks over the voting for FIFA Manager of the Year with Goran Pandev now part of a bizarre parade while Real Madrid and Barcelona answer the call yet again for another appearance in the quarterfinal stage and put to bed a number of internal issues that have followed each club. On the one hand we have the tumultuous battle of wits that Mourinho has seemed to have won in this changing room with some of his biggest stars and how Barcelona has been able to dodge the absence of its first team manager Tito Vilanova. We also examine the David Villa-Lionel Messi relationship to put those rumours into context, the emergence of Isco at Malaga and whether he will remain in La Liga past this season, a look ahead at Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and what that move may represent. We close on the matter of a surprising Real Sociedad who have now stolen the spotlight from Basque Country from Marcelo Bielsa and Athletic Bilbao and have stake a serious claim on top four with Malaga perhaps forced to the sidelines next season in Europe to gauge their top four worthliness. Also in this segment is a deeper look at whether Jose Mourinho has finally eclipsed Sir Alex Ferguson not in silverware but in terms of mystique and perceptions as The Special One navigated the complex task of both beating the Manchester United boss while also consoling him simultaneously.
