Iker Casillas says his recovery from the broken bone in his hand is going a lot better than expected and he could be back between your Real Madrid articles the moment late March.
Casillas' finger was broken by a random end from his team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa during Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final sport at the Mestalla on January 23.
It was feared he'd face 90 days on the sidelines, and the club moved quickly to signal Diego Lopez for 3.5 million from Sevilla to perform in their likely season-defining activities 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 first timeframe had just been a worst-case scenario.
"I am feeling quite positive," Casillas said. "The physician gave the worst-case scenario to me, he said it could take 90 days. But when the splint was removed yesterday, I was told I'd four weeks left. Now I'm doing effective exercises to have flexibility and power in the finger."
Casillas said he had been spending so much time at Madrid's Valdebebas training facility to obtain straight back playing the moment possible.
"Until now I have maybe not had much power in it, but I'm receiving it back little by little," he said. "We are at the halfway point of the damage. I've still got monthly to go. I'll need to work more and suffer more to get right back the freedom of before. I am looking towards returning. It's worse being off the message than on it."
The function was also joined by Casillas' team-mates including Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema, Angel Di Maria, Jose Callejon, Nacho and Kaka, although coach Jose Mourinho was absent.
Alonso told reporters that he didn't know yet whether he would cure his crotch problem with time for next Tuesday's Copa semi-final second leg at Barcelona's Camp Nou.
"I am in the healing stage," the midfielder said. "I am looking to get better the moment possible, to have rid of the discomfort and return in top form. When I will prepare yourself a lot of people ask. I desire to be able to perform against Barca, but I do not have an answer right now."
Former Liverpool person Alonso stated that, with the link balanced at 1-1, whoever scored first in the Champions League last 16 get back sport at Manchester United on March 5 will be favourites to progress.
"They can have the support of these fans," he explained. "It will be considered a problem. The medial side that scores first will be favourites. Old Trafford is a superb ground and it is the type of match most of us want to play. The tie is quite open."
Di Maria stated that it might suit Madrid to be playing abroad in both of the upcoming, possibly season-defining, activities.
"Things are getting well and we hope to carry on this way," he said. "We know that we have to have huge matches in both games and that it'll not be easy. Perhaps playing away will be inside our favour because we excel when things are against us. We have had this week to work on the best way to approach the activities. I hope everything goes well."
Benzema, who remains a doubt for Saturday evening's La Liga game at Deportivo La Coruna, said he wasn't worried about his recent bad form before target.
"I trust than I've up to now that I score more goals, however the important things may be the team and to win the future matches," he explained. "We have to come together to win. We've a great group and we're all in good form."
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