Prepping For El Clasico, A Visit From Raul & A Chat With Casemiro

As El Clasico fast approaches (it’s always too fast for me!), more internationals returned to training.

Training

Mateo, Lukita, Isco & Nacho worked with the group today. Sergio was there for the first part of the session and then went to work indoors. Pip Marcos Llorente and Mariano were called up from Castilla to participate in the session.

Raul!

And there was a special visitor today at training – El Angel himself, Raul. ::swoon::

I’m sure he had plenty of advice for dealing with those pre-Clasico jitters. I wish he would give me some because I sure as hell need it.

Interview

FROM REALMADRID.COM

Casemiro: “We’re going to put our heart and soul into the Clásico”
by Javier Garcia

“We know that it’s a special week for the players, for the fans and for Real Madrid”, he added.

After completing the second training session of the week, Casemiro explained on Realmadrid TV and Realmadrid.com what the days building up to the Clásico are like: “We know that it’s a special week for the players, for the fans and for everyone, for Real Madrid. It’s a match that we’re looking forward to, we hope it arrives quickly and we can win the game”.

Good feelings
“After every game, every day that passes, I feel more confident with the players, the coach, the fans. They know that I am here to help everyone”.

Message for the madridistas
“We’re going to put our heart and soul into this performance. We hope that they continue to have confidence in us because we will always continue working”.

– Lozil