Jose Mourinho confident of seeing off Tottenham Hotspur

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes his team has the edge on Tottenham and is confident he can end their Champions League odyssey.

Spurs' debut Champions League campaign has already delivered famous wins against Inter Milan and AC Milan, and the reward for Harry Redknapp's side is a glamorous last-eight encounter against Madrid.

Mourinho, who won the Champions League as coach of Inter last season, concedes he has some misgivings about coming up against the tournament dark horses but says he is at least approaching the tie with more relish than he did last year's last-16 encounter with former club Chelsea.

"I didn't want Chelsea-Inter, because last season it was difficult to play against Chelsea," Mourinho said. "I did it, and I did everything I could to help my team, but I was not comfortable. I don't like to play against my friends.

"Any team is difficult and any team is a motivation for us. Tottenham are a good team: they beat Inter, they beat Milan, they have ambitions, they have a very good team and a good manager.

"You can feel that it is a happy team, and happy teams are dangerous teams."

Asked whether Spurs could produce an upset and go all the way, Mourinho added on BBC Radio 5 Five: "It's possible. They have a not very easy draw, but they have not had an easy draw from the beginning.