Iker CasillasFresh from winning his 100th Spain cap, goalkeeper Iker Casillas returns to club duty with Real Madrid insisting they mustn't start thinking about the 'Clasico' against Barcelona in ten days' time.
Real sit a point behind champions Barcelona going into Saturday's home match against Racing Santander and Casillas believes Real can't start getting ahead of themselves.
"The president (Florentino Perez) has made a great effort for this season and we have to keep looking forward, not to the Champions League final at the Bernabeu (Real's home ground) or the game against Barcelona, but the next game against Racing Santander," said Casillas, who reached the 100-cap mark in last weekend's friendly against Argentina.
Despite heavy summer investment, Real won't be matching Barcelona's treble of last season after they were knocked out of the King's Cup by third-division Alcorcon in new coach Manuel Pellegrini's first major setback.
Pellegrini has had a public row with 33-year-old veteran Guti - who could be on his way out of the club after 14 years of service - but insists he has a good rapport with his players. "It is a great group and I have a good relationship with the players. I know what I am doing," said the Chilean coach.
Racing hope the appointment of new coach Miguel Angel Portugal can lift the players for the Real trip after the club parted company with Juan Carlos Mandia. Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is ready to return against Racing following an ankle injury but Pellegrini is likely to choose to give the Portuguese star more time with the game at Barcelona on the horizon story
Real sit a point behind champions Barcelona going into Saturday's home match against Racing Santander and Casillas believes Real can't start getting ahead of themselves.
"The president (Florentino Perez) has made a great effort for this season and we have to keep looking forward, not to the Champions League final at the Bernabeu (Real's home ground) or the game against Barcelona, but the next game against Racing Santander," said Casillas, who reached the 100-cap mark in last weekend's friendly against Argentina.
Despite heavy summer investment, Real won't be matching Barcelona's treble of last season after they were knocked out of the King's Cup by third-division Alcorcon in new coach Manuel Pellegrini's first major setback.
Pellegrini has had a public row with 33-year-old veteran Guti - who could be on his way out of the club after 14 years of service - but insists he has a good rapport with his players. "It is a great group and I have a good relationship with the players. I know what I am doing," said the Chilean coach.
Racing hope the appointment of new coach Miguel Angel Portugal can lift the players for the Real trip after the club parted company with Juan Carlos Mandia. Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is ready to return against Racing following an ankle injury but Pellegrini is likely to choose to give the Portuguese star more time with the game at Barcelona on the horizon story
by www.fifa.com
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