Casillas: Cristiano Ronaldo Is Concerned By Injury

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas says his Portuguese team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is concerned by his current ankle injury which has kept him out of first team action with Los Merengues for the last seven games. Ronaldo does not require surgery on his troublesome ankle according to the club but is still no nearer a return to first team action."Cristiano is concerned because he thought he would recover this week and could play some minutes against Alcorcon [in the Copa del Rey second leg]," Casillas told Marca."We hope now that he improves as we need to see him back with us and scoring goals again."Besides the absence of the Portugal captain, the 'keeper believes his side are in good shape going into their derby showdown with Atletico Madrid on Saturday."The team is working well, is new and we must take a little longer to integrate. It is normal for the fans to demand things, it is their right, but we must remain calm. It will be a derby with two teams in different situations. We're not complacent. We want the three points," he declared.

Paul Madden, Goal.com