The Real Madrid captain has returned to the line-up for the clash against Malaga and will be all set to regain his place in the starting 11 at the expense of impressive Diego Lopez.
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho faces a pure selection head ache as club captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 has made a return to the Real Madrid line-up for the upcoming league game against Malaga.
Casillas had been ruled out for up to 9 weeks prior to this day due to an injury that saw his hand get fractured.
The Real Madrid veteran missed a fair number of crucial games in the aftermath of the injury as he failed to make an appearance against bitter rivals Barcelona in some campaign defining matches.
Diego Lopez was signed by the Blancos manager as a direct replacement for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 captain and filled the boots of the World cup winning captain well at the Santiago Bernabeu, and not for a second let the Real Madrid supporters down.
Lopez was particularly impressive in the big matches as he made numerous brilliants saves to keep Real Madrid alive in several ties.
One of the best shows on the cards by the goalkeeper’s was his magnificent performance against English giants Manchester United in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Lopez kept Madrid’s hopes alive in their hunt for la Decima after some spell binding saves in the first leg at the Bernabeu as he denied http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 some certain goals.
The return leg at Old Trafford turned out to be even more spectacular for the Real Madrid academy product, as he thwarted Manchester United’s raid at Blanco’s goal throughout the game.
Many thought the Red Devils to be out of the match after the controversial sending off of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 but the English league leaders peppered Lopez’ goal with amazing resilience.
Lopez was however the star of the night as he was equal to any threat posed by the Old Trafford based Outfit and did not let them get the crucial goal that would see them creep back in the tie.
The real pressure on manager Jose Mourinho now is how to accommodate the Madrid captain as Lopez has handed the torch flawlessly in Casillas absence.
Casillas is however expected to make his return in the match against Malaga and Jose Mourinho knows how he will handle the difficult selection dilemma.
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