The Spanish international has rallied his teammates to put up a good show against Atletico Madrid in order to keep the lead in the Liga BBVA title race.
The shot-stopper did appear rather disappointed in wake of Real Madrid’s goalless draw against Valencia. He insisted that the only way for Los Blancos to maintain their advantage against Barcelona in Spanish Primera Division’s league standings is to
get good results.
The Spaniard discussed that Jose Mourinho’s men have suffered a serious blow over the weekend as they dropped two crucial points at home against Unai Emery’s men, reducing the gap at the top of the table to four points.
The Spanish giants squared off against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 at the Santiago Bernabeu this past Sunday. Even though it was a thrilling performance from the Whites, they had to settle for a point as Los Che denied them the winning goal on numerous occasions.
The home crowd did witness an entertaining encounter; however, a stalemate does not serve the interests of Los Merengues at this crucial stage of the season.
Prior to Sunday’s match, Madrid had a six-point advantage over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 at the top of the league standings. However, with Barcelona winning their weekend fixture against Zaragoza, and Madrid drawing against Valencia, the gap has now been reduced to
4 points.
Casillas expressed that pondering over the draw against Valencia is useless and has urged his side to focus on their next opponents in the league.
Real Madrid will lock horns with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, in what is expected to be an interesting Madrid derby.
The Spanish skipper has emphasized that it will be a tough match, and Los Vikingos will need to be at their best in order to emerge victorious from the derby.
According to Real Madrid’s official website, the goalkeeper said:
"Mentality is very important. The lead we had has been reduced, but we shouldn't cry about it. We have a large lead, but it isn't definitive and we must continue focusing on one game at a time. We must focus on winning against Atletico Madrid. This
moves very quickly and we play many games in few days. We have to go on.”
"The derby will be a difficult match and we expect Atletico to be motivated, especially after their defeat against Levante and because they haven't defeated us in a very long time.”
Wednesday’s match will take place at Atletico’s Estadio http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon and football audiences all over the world will be eager to find out which of the two teams will win the Madrid derby.
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