The Spaniard has taken out time to discuss his side’s chances in the last 16 of the European tournament, claiming that they are ready to face difficulties.
Real Madrid’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 has expressed concern before Los Blancos embark on their knock-out stage campaign in the UEFA Champions League.
The player stated that his team’s opponents in the last 16 of the prestigious competition are likely to be tough and that they are prepared to face any side. Casillas asserted that since Madrid finished second in their group, they will only face group winners
which means that they will stiff opposition.
Jose Mourinho’s men have had an uneasy season so far and are attempting to regain their winning form at the moment. Their start to the league campaign has been disappointing; however, their European campaign has been suitably satisfactory.
Although the Spanish champions were considered heavyweights in their group, they failed to finish at the top of it. Interestingly, it was a German Bundesliga giants, Borussia Dortmund, who finished as winners from the group.
Casillas has emphasized that Los Merengues should be ready to face a difficult challenge. In addition, he also suggested that the Whites now have plenty of time to focus on the Spanish La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
"The opponent will be tough, but there's plenty of time from now until February to get ready. What we need to do now is focus our attention on la Liga and the Cup", the veteran shot stopper was quoted as saying by Marca.
In addition, he also voiced that it is not a pleasant sign for the Spanish capital-based outfit to be 11 points behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604. Moreover, he also stated that being behind Atletico Madrid is also a disappointing thing.
"It is a shame we are so far behind Barcelona and Atleti, but that's the way things stand and that's what we have to aim to beat".
Real Madrid are currently 4th in the Spanish Primera Division’s league standings. Currently the point-gap between them and Barca stands at 11 points. Such a gap has never been overcome in the history of the league.
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