Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas rallies his teammates for Barcelona clash
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has revealed that his players will be giving it their all for the La Liga El Clasico against bitter rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, the 16th of April.
Many have written off the encounter as a dead contest, seeing as how the destination of the La Liga crown is all but decided. Real Madrid are eight points adrift leaders Barcelona, and even if they were to win the match, there would still be a five point
gap between the two. It is a lead that Madrid have little hope of overcoming with only six games of the season left to play.
However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 says that his side will not be taking the contest lightly. The goalkeeper claimed that giving less than 100% against Barcelona on Saturday would be an insult to the club and its supporters.
Speaking ahead of the much anticipated match, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 international said, "I am Real Madrid's captain, and I would be disrespecting Madridistas if I said Saturday's Clasico didn't matter."
In fact, Casillas is adamant that the La Liga title is still within Madrid’s reach. Perhaps the shot-stopper is being a little too optimistic, especially since Barcelona have dropped just eight points in the entire season so far. But anything can happen
in football, and if Real Madrid manage to win against the La Liga leaders on Saturday, they will keep their wafer thin hopes of regaining the crown alive.
He said, "We must now focus on our league clash against them because it is the nearest of them all. We want to defeat Barcelona on Saturday to earn more points because the league title is still attainable. It isn't all lost."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38605 will be favourites to walk away from the Santiago Bernabeu with all three points. The Catalans have a remarkable record against the Madrid in recent seasons, and they have already thrashed their rivals at the Nou Camp earlier in the season.
However, Real Madrid will be out for revenge, and the match is sure to be a hotly contested affair.
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