 ? Goalkeeper turns focus to domestic title race in Spain? 'This championship is all we have left'Real Madrid must immediately put last night's shock Champions League exit out of their minds if they are to take their only chance of silverware this season and win La Liga, according to their...
? Goalkeeper turns focus to domestic title race in Spain
? 'This championship is all we have left' Real Madrid must immediately put last night's shock Champions League exit out of their minds if they are to take their only chance of silverware this season and win La Liga, according to their goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Eliminated from the King's Cup by the third-tier side Alcorcon in November, Real climbed above the reigning champions Barcelona on goal difference last weekend and play at struggling Real Valladolid in Sunday's late kick-off after Barça host third-placed Valencia. Real's dream of winning a 10th European title in May's final at their Bernabéu stadium was shattered by Lyon, who snatched a 1-1 draw to progress to the quarter-finals 2-1 on aggregate. "We have to remain calm and think about the team,"Casillas said after Real failed to make the last eight of Europe's elite club competition for the sixth straight season. "We can't let it hinder the good form we are on in the league. This championship is all we have left. We need to make a fresh start." Barca, level on 62 points with Real, will almost certainly be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the Valencia match, which pits Lionel Messi, La Liga's leading scorer, against the second-highest scorer David Villa.
Posted originally: 2010-03-11 14:04:58
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