Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has said that Iker Casillas will not even be on the bench for the Champions League quarter-final first-leg against Galatasaray on Wednesday.
The Spanish captain has recently returned to full training after breaking a bone in his hand back in January. However, after another fine performance by Diego Lopez in Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Real Zaragoza on Saturday, Mourinho said it will be difficult for Casillas to regain his place.
“On Wednesday Casillas won’t be a substitute. Against Levante he will be in the squad,” he told a press conference.
“I can never say that a player will start for the rest of the season, but I can say that once more Diego Lopez has played very well and helped the team obtain a result.
“Playing as he has in games with a high grade of difficulty like Barcelona and Manchester United and playing as he is currently playing, he is important for the team.
“In football we have to try and be honest with ourselves and our players. In this form it will be difficult for him to not start in goal.”
Mourinho recognized the problems his side are having at the other end of the pitch after his strikers once again failed to find the net at La Romareda.
“The reality is we are not scoring many goals. It is one of the differences with respect to last season.
“Everyone’s number of goals has reduced and the team feels it. The goals will arrive though, if not in this match then in the next.”
Source :Wires
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