Iker Casillas says his recovery from a broken bone in his hand is going a lot better than expected and he could possibly be back between your Real Madrid articles the moment late March.
Casillas' hand was broken by a random kick from his team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa during Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final game at the Mestalla on January 23.
It absolutely was feared he would face 90 days on the sidelines, and the club moved quickly to signal Diego Lopez for 3.5 million from Sevilla to play in their likely season-defining games against Barcelona in the Copa and Manchester United in the Champions League.
The Madrid club chief told reporters on Thursday evening, at the opening of a new club store at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, that the initial schedule had only been a worst-case scenario.
"I am feeling quite positive," Casillas said. "The doctor gave me the worst-case scenario, he explained three months it might take. But when the splint was removed yesterday, I was told I had a month left. Now I am doing effective exercises to obtain mobility and strength back in the finger."
Casillas said he'd been working hard at Madrid's Valdebebas training center to get right back playing the moment possible.
"Until now I've maybe not had much energy in it, but I am getting it back little by little," he explained. "We have reached the halfway point of the injury. I have still got monthly to go. I will need certainly to work more and suffer more to obtain back the freedom of before. I'm getting excited about returning. It's worse being off the message than on it."
The big event was also attended by Casillas' team-mates including Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema, Angel Di Maria, Jose Callejon, Nacho and Kaka, though coach Jose Mourinho was absent.
Alonso told reporters that he did not know yet whether he would cure his groin issue in time for next Tuesday's Copa semi-final second leg at Barcelona's Camp Nou.
"I am in the recovery stage," the midfielder said. "I am looking to get better when possible, to get gone the discomfort and get back in top form. A lot of people ask when I will get ready. I desire to be able to perform against Barca, but I don't have a solution right now."
Former Liverpool person Alonso said that, with the link balanced at 1-1, whoever obtained first in the Champions League last 16 reunite sport at Manchester United on March 5 could be favourites to advance.
"They could have the support of their fans," he said. "It will probably be considered a problem. The medial side that results first is going to be favourites. Old Trafford is a good ground and it is the kind of match we all prefer to play. The tie is quite open."
Di Maria said that it will suit Madrid to be playing abroad in both of the upcoming, possibly season-defining, games.
"Things are going well and hopefully to carry on this way," he explained. "We know that we've to have major matches in both games and that it will maybe not be easy. Because we do well when things are against us perhaps playing away is likely to be in our favour. We have had this week to focus on the simplest way to approach the games. I hope everything goes well."
Benzema, who remains question for Saturday evening's La Liga game at Deportivo La Coruna, said he wasn't worried about his current poor form before target.
"I trust that I score more goals than I've up to now, nevertheless the important things could be the squad and to win the forthcoming matches," he explained. "We need certainly to interact to get. We've an excellent team and we are all in good form."
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