Jose Mourinho suffered a rocky start to his second stint at Real Madrid, as he had to get his preferred system in place after several new signings this summer.

However, Los Blancos have started to improve after the first international break, and are currently on an eight-game winning streak. This includes their latest stunning win against Valencia.

This win at Mestalla means Mourinho now has the best win percentage of any manager to have played 100 or more games in La Liga.

The Portuguese tactician has won 97 games out of 126 in the league during his two stints in Spain. This impressive winning percentage of 77% is better than Pep Guardiola’s 76.3%.

Guardiola managed this percentage during his successful stint at Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane, both former managers of Madrid, are ranked third and fifth respectively. They have a winning percentage of 71.1% and 67.8%.

Xavi Hernandez ranks fourth with 69.6%. However, Hansi Flick, the current manager of Barcelona, has a winning percentage of 79.3%. He has not played enough games (87) to qualify.

This shows how well Mourinho has improved since the start of his time at Madrid. His changes in tactics have helped improve Real’s performances. The team are now much more organised.

The team have scored 24 goals in their eight-game winning streak. Their attackers have also been much more disciplined in defence.

Mourinho led Madrid to a historic 100-point La Liga title in the 2011/12 season. This ended Barcelona’s dominance during Guardiola’s time there.

Now, Mourinho faces a major challenge against Flick’s Barcelona who have won the last two league titles. Madrid must keep their winning momentum going after the international break.