Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has hinted he could pick Iker Casillas for the club's La Liga
The Italian, whose side
host Elche in the Primera Division on Saturday, has followed a strict
selection policy as regards to his goalkeepers this season, with
Casillas playing every Copa del Rey and Champions League game, and Diego
Lopez turning out for every league match.
In an informal chat with journalists, Ancelotti was asked what he
would do if Madrid qualified for the Champions League final, given
Casillas would not have played since the Copa del Rey final a month
earlier.
He said: "I'm not ruling out fielding Iker in one or two
league games. We will discuss that if we do make the Champions League
final".
Real go into the weekend fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu
unbeaten in 25 games, equal with their second-best mark set in the
1996-97 season. Their all-time unbeaten streak in competitive matches is
34, set in the 1988-89 campaign.
Elche goalkeeper Manu Herrera insists his team are looking
forward to their trip to the Bernabeu, while at the same time
acknowledging they will have to play a "perfect" game if they are to
pick up a positive result.
"We have a great week ahead of us because we are playing Real
Madrid at the Bernabeu, a stage everyone wants to compete on and we are
very keen to perform well there," he told reporters.
"We go there with the hope of winning, of going there and
competing and making things difficult for Real Madrid. We're going to
try and complicate the game for them and make our presence felt."
But he added: "We will have to have a perfect game."
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