The Spain captain broke a bone in his thumb during the
Copa del Rey match with Valencia and is expected to be
out for six-to-eight weeks of the knock, which the 33-
year-old feels could prove costly to the champions.
"It's one more problem for them, he is the heart and soul
of Real Madrid and their captain. He's a huge loss for
Madrid and for Spain,” he told reporters.
The Blaugrana midfielder also spoke of his shock at Jose
Mourinho's decision to drop Casillas for the Liga matches
against Malaga and Real Sociedad either side of the winter
break.
"I speak with him a lot, we send each other messages. I
sent him my best wishes as soon as he was left out of
the Madrid team; I was taken by surprise by that.
"It was a shock to me that a player who has spent so
many years as the No.1 and who was always in the team
could suddenly be left out, but that's their problem.
“It's a complicated situation, and it's not for me to give my
opinion on. I read the news and I can see that the club is
not in the best shape at an institutional level.
"But they will be very difficult opponents in the [Copa del
Rey] semi-finals and it will be very for us to beat them."
by Taboola