MADRID - Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has made a tacit dig at his Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho by claiming that if Barca were 18 points behind their fierce rivals as Real are, he himself would be out of a job.
"If the situation was the reverse, I would not be here to answer that question," said Vilanova, whose side are flying high at the top of the Spanish league, unbeaten with 18 wins and a draw.
At the mid-point of the season, title-holders Real are 18 points behind Barca in third place and riven by reports of dressing-room squabbles that have raised speculation about Mourinho's future at the club.