Iker Casillas says his recovery from a broken bone in his hand goes much better than expected and he might be straight back between the Real Madrid posts the moment late March.
Casillas' hand was broken by an accidental end from his team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa throughout Madrid's Copa del Rey quarter-final game at the Mestalla on January 23.
It absolutely was feared he would face 90 days on the sidelines, and the club moved quickly to sign 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 morning, at the opening of a new club store at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, that the first timeframe had only been a worst-case scenario.
"I am feeling very positive," Casillas said. "The doctor gave me the worst-case scenario, he said it could get 90 days. But the other day when the splint was removed, I was told I'd four weeks left. Now I am doing active exercises to obtain mobility and energy back the finger."
Casillas said he'd been spending so much time at Madrid's Valdebebas training center to get back playing as soon as possible.
"Until now I have not had much strength in it, but I am receiving it back little by little," he explained. "We have reached the halfway point of the injury. I have still got a month to go. I will need certainly to work more and experience more to get straight back the flexibility of before. I am getting excited about returning. It is worse being off the message than on it."
The function 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 did not know yet whether he'd get over his groin problem in 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 when possible, to obtain rid of the distress and reunite in top form. When I'll get ready plenty of people ask. I aspire to be able to perform against Barca, but I do not have a solution right now."
Former Liverpool player Alonso said that, with the tie 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 can have the support of these fans," he said. "It is going to be considered a problem. The side that results first will undoubtedly be favourites. Old Trafford is a good ground and it's the sort of match we all want to play. The link is quite open."
Di Maria said that it will suit Madrid to be playing overseas in both of the forthcoming, probably season-defining, activities.
"Things are getting well and we hope to continue this way," he explained. "We know that we have to have large matches in both tournaments and that it'll not be easy. Maybe playing away will soon be within our favor since we prosper when things are against us. We've had this week to focus on the best way to approach the activities. I am hoping everything goes well."
Benzema, who remains a doubt for Saturday evening's La Liga game at Deportivo La Coruna, said he wasn't focused on his current bad form in front of goal.
"I hope that I score more goals than I have to date, nevertheless the important things may be the team and to win the future matches," he explained. "We have to come together to get. We've an excellent group and we are all in good form."
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