Former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, has revealed he’s backing Real Madrid to win the Champions League this season.

Mourinho believes Real Madrid and Manchester City are favourites for the trophy, but he’s backing Real to win it because of Carlo Ancelotti.

“City or Madrid [are the Champions League favourites this season],” Jose Mourinho told FIVE.

“I would love Real Madrid to win it again, for the club and for Carlo [Ancelotti].”

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti was impressed as his team got a hard-fought 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig in the Champions League round of 16 first leg clash.

He said: “I have a squad with a fantastic attitude, immense commitment and quality.

“I was very impressed with how we defended against a team that will always make life hard for you at home. We could have scored more but we could have conceded too.

“It’s a slight advantage and we’ll have to make the most of being at home in the second leg, but we’ll have to show the same attitude we did today.”