Iker Casillas says his recovery from the broken bone in his hand is going much better than expected and he might be right back involving the Real Madrid posts as soon as late March.
Casillas' finger was broken by a random end from his team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa throughout Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final sport at the Mestalla on January 23.
It was feared he'd experience 3 months 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 leader told reporters on Thursday night, at the beginning of a new club look at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, that the first schedule had just been a worst-case scenario.
"I am feeling very positive," Casillas said. "The doctor gave the worst-case scenario to me, he said three months it may get. But last week when the splint was removed, I was told I had one month left. Now I'm doing effective exercises to have freedom and power back in the finger."
Casillas said he had been working hard at Madrid's Valdebebas training service to get straight back playing the moment possible.
"Until now I've maybe not had much power in it, but I'm getting it back little by little," he said. "We are in the halfway point of the injury. I've still got monthly to go. I'll need to work more and experience more to get right back the flexibility of before. I am looking forward to 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'd get over his groin 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 as soon as possible, to get gone the discomfort and reunite in top form. A lot of people ask when I will prepare yourself. I hope to be able to perform against Barca, but I don't have an answer right now."
Former Liverpool person Alonso stated that, with the link balanced at 1-1, whoever obtained first in the Champions League last 16 return sport at Manchester United on March 5 could be favourites to advance.
"They could have the help of the fans," he said. "It will be described as a challenge. The side that scores first is likely to be favourites. Old Trafford is a superb floor and it's the type of match we all like to play. The link is extremely open."
Di Maria stated that it might suit Madrid to be playing abroad in both of the future, potentially season-defining, games.
"Things are getting well and develop to carry on this way," he explained. "We know that we've to have major matches in both contests and that it'll maybe not be easy. Perhaps playing away is going to be inside our favor since we do well when things are against us. We have had this week to work with the easiest way to approach the games. I really hope 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 bad form before goal.
"I hope than I have to date that I score more goals, nevertheless the important thing could be the team and to win the upcoming matches," he said. "We need certainly to work together to win. We have an excellent group and we're all in good form."
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