February 16 2010 will be the craziest soccer game play of the year of Champions League. Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas is expecting a difficult test when his side face Lyon in the last 16 of this year's UEFA Champions League.
Casillas is aware of Lyon's dip in form domestically and although the Ligue 1 side have seen a number of their top players leave, including Casillas' team-mate Karim Benzema, he still feels they will cause problems for Los Merengues.
"It is true that the latest clashes with Lyon have been more bad than good, but back then only Raul, Guti, [Sergio] Ramos, and myself played. We've created a great team and I reckon with this squad we can progress to the quarter finals but that doesn't mean Lyon won't be a difficult hurdle for Real Madrid," the 28-year-old shot stopper told a press conference.
"Maybe this year they are suffering more in the league, but all teams change. Their great players, including [Mahamadou] Diarra and [Karim] Benzema have signed in recent years for other teams. But if they have the same mentality as years ago, they will be a fast team, with very good balance and very dangerous from free-kicks. Surely the climate is also a handicap for us.
"We would like to score a goal and not concede. 1-0 would be the ideal result for us."