Ahead of this season’s first La Liga El Clasico , the Spanish international has expressed that the fixture will not have any lasting consequences on the title race.
Real Madrid’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in terms of the Santiago Bernabeu-based entity's La Liga title defence ambitions.
According to Ramos, even if Los Blancos lose the match against their fiercest rivals, their title hopes will not be dented as there is still a long way to go in the season.
Jose Mourinho’s men will travel to the Catalan capital for the Spanish giants' league encounter at the Nou Camp. The fixture has gathered the attention of football viewers all over the world as it is expected to be more competitive than ever.
Real Madrid have had a disappointing start to the 2012/13 season, dropping 8 points after a paltry six games. On the other hand, Barcelona have maintained a perfect winning record in their campaign so far.
Winning all their matches so far has helped the Catalan giants impose a lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Division’s league standings. On the other hand, Mourinho’s men have struggled in keeping up with the massive amount of adversity they have faced
this term.
Nevertheless, Ramos is convinced that the Clasico has come too early in the season to have any lasting effects in determining which side will win the Liga BBVA title.
"Even if we lose the Clasico, the league will not be decided just yet. Obviously, 11 points would be a lot. However, there have been bigger gaps in the past that were still overturned,” Ramos was quoted as saying by AS.
The defender then went on to discuss his side’s UEFA Champions League match against Ajax. The 2010 FIFA World Cup winner suggested that Ajax are fully able to complicate things for Madrid and therefore they should be given due importance.
"We have to focus on the Champions League [game versus Ajax] now. After that, there will be time to think about the game at Camp Nou."
Real Madrid will take on Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday.
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