Iker Casillas says his recovery from the broken bone in his hand is going much better than expected and he might be straight back between your Real Madrid articles when late March.
Casillas' finger was broken by an accidental end from his team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa during Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final sport at the Mestalla on January 23.
It absolutely was feared he'd experience 3 months on the sidelines, and the team 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 captain told reporters on Thursday evening, at the opening of a new club store at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, that the original timeframe had just been a worst-case scenario.
"I am feeling really positive," Casillas said. "The physician gave the worst-case scenario to me, he said three months it could take. But last week when the splint was removed, I was told I had a month left. Now I am doing effective exercises to have mobility and energy back the finger."
Casillas said he'd been spending so much time at Madrid's Valdebebas training facility to get right back playing when possible.
"Until now I've maybe not had much energy in it, but I'm getting it back little by little," he said. "We are at the halfway point of the damage. I have still got monthly to go. I will need to work more and experience more to get back the flexibility of before. I am looking forward to returning. It's worse being off the pitch 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, although coach Jose Mourinho was missing.
Alonso told reporters that he didn't know yet whether he would recover from his crotch issue over time for next Tuesday's Copa semi-final second leg at Barcelona's Camp Nou.
"I am in the restoration stage," the midfielder said. "I am trying to get better the moment possible, to have reduce the vexation and return in top form. When I'll get ready lots of people ask. I hope to be able to play against Barca, but I do not have a solution right now."
Former Liverpool player Alonso said that, with the link balanced at 1-1, whoever won first in the Champions League last 16 return sport at Manchester United on March 5 would be favourites to advance.
"They can have the support of their fans," he said. "It is going to be a concern. The side that scores first will soon be favourites. Old Trafford is a great ground and it's the sort of match all of us like to play. The tie is very open."
Di Maria said that it would fit Madrid to be playing away from home in both of the upcoming, potentially season-defining, activities.
"Things are getting well and hopefully to continue this way," he explained. "We know that we've to have major matches in both tournaments and that it'll not be easy. Since we prosper when things are against us probably playing away will soon be in our favour. We've had this week to focus on the simplest way to approach the activities. I am hoping everything goes well."
Benzema, who remains question for Saturday evening's La Liga game at Deportivo La Coruna, said he was not worried about his recent poor form in front of goal.
"I hope that I score more goals than I've to date, however the thing may be the squad and to win the upcoming matches," he explained. "We have to interact to get. We've a fantastic team and we are all in good form."
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