Iker Casillas says his recovery from the broken bone in his hand is going much better than expected and he could possibly be back between your Real Madrid posts the moment late March.
Casillas' hand was broken by a random kick from his team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa throughout Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final recreation at the Mestalla on January 23.
It absolutely was feared he would experience 90 days on the sidelines, and the team moved quickly to sign 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 night, at the beginning of a new club look at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, that the original schedule had only been a worst-case scenario.
"I am feeling very positive," Casillas said. "The doctor gave the worst-case scenario to me, he explained it may get 3 months. But yesterday when the splint was removed, I was told I'd one month left. Now I'm doing effective exercises to get flexibility and energy back the finger."
Casillas said he had been working hard at Madrid's Valdebebas training facility to have back playing when possible.
"Until now I have maybe not had much power 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 per month to go. I will need certainly to work more and experience more to get straight back the flexibility of before. I am looking towards returning. It's worse being off the message than on it."
The event was also visited by Casillas' team-mates including Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema, Angel Di Maria, Jose Callejon, Nacho and Kaka, while coach Jose Mourinho was missing.
Alonso told reporters that he did not know yet whether he would get over his groin problem 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 gone the distress and reunite in top form. When I'll prepare yourself lots of people ask. I hope to manage to perform against Barca, but I don't have a remedy right now."
Former Liverpool player Alonso stated that, with the link balanced at 1-1, whoever obtained first in the Champions League last 16 get back game at Manchester United on March 5 could be favourites to progress.
"They should have the help of the fans," he said. "It is going to be described as a challenge. The medial side that results first will be favourites. Old Trafford is a great surface and it's the sort of match we all prefer to play. The tie is very open."
Di Maria said that it would fit Madrid to be playing abroad in both of the future, probably season-defining, games.
"Things are getting well and hopefully to carry on this way," he explained. "We know that we've to have big matches in both contests and that it will perhaps not be easy. Maybe playing away will undoubtedly be in our favour since we excel when things are against us. We have had this week to work with the easiest 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 concerned about his recent bad form facing target.
"I hope than I have up to now that I score more goals, but the important things may be the team and to win the future matches," he said. "We have to work together to get. We have an excellent group and we are all in good form."
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