The two Real Madrid teammates will come face to face as defending champions Spain take on the challenge http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
After making it out of their group as table toppers, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 are favourites to retain their European title. La Roja face the test of Laurent Blanc’s men in the quarter-finals to continue their charge in Euro 2012, a fixture that pits two European giants against
each other.
The match puts http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 together in the encounter, a match-up that is troubling the Spanish captain.
Casillas voiced his belief that Benzema is one of the best attackers in world football and stated that it is a pleasure to play alongside him day in day out in Los Blancos setup.
Continuing on the subject, the Real Madrid youth academy graduate remarked that he hopes his French counterpart has a day off when they meet at the Donbass Arena.
"I'm really lucky to play on the same team as him, and now destiny has pitted us against each other," the assured custodian enthused while talking to reporters during a press conference.
"He's a fantastic player, but I hope he has a bad game on Saturday!"
Spain’s last group match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015.
Reflecting on the subject, Casillas revealed the mood in Spain’s dressing room, stating that they are ready for a battle against the 2006 World Cup runners’ up.
Nevertheless, he remarked that they will go out to earn a victory and will sweat it out for a place in the semi-finals.
"Nobody in the team thinks it is going to be a stroll in the park or a thrashing," the World Cup winning captain declared. "We're going to have to work very hard to beat them."
After playing their three group matches in Gdansk, Spain travel across to Ukraine for their match at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk on June 23.
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