The first of four national derbies will kick off on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
However, before the big show takes place, on Friday, a strange scene played out in the press hall of the Real Madrid Valdebebas Sports City: Mourinho attended the press conference along with assistant coach Kalanca, but Mourinho wore a long face and didn't say a word, leaving all questions to be answered by Kalanca.
In fact, on Friday noon, the Real Madrid Club had notified reporters that Mourinho would once again skip the press conference and that it would be Kalanca who would meet with them.
In the end, Mourinho appeared in front of reporters, yet in front of 48 cameras, he remained silent, maintaining a media blackout.
Previously, Mourinho had missed 10 press conferences, but it was the first time he showed up at the conference and still stayed silent.
