Raul Albiol has recovered from his injury and is training with his team-mates. The defender said the team only thinks about the match against FC Zurich.

How do you feel from your injury?
I feel fine and I'm completely recovered because the injury was never serious. I'm training with my team-mates without experiencning any problems, which is always important.

What does the team need to do to thrill the fans?
We failed to sentence the match against Racing. They stayed alive until the very end because we only scored one goal. We are nevertheless leaders and we've also improved. We will win with greater ease if we continue to improve.

You are leaders, but Pellegrini said yesterday that the team's performance was neither good nor bad.
We've had a good run in La Liga. Our numbers show this. We've also done well in the Champions League despite dropping three points against Milan. The only thing we can really be criticised for is our performance in the Copa del Rey.

It seems Messi won't be fit to play in the Clasico...
Someone else's injury never makes me happy. We may benefit from it because he is an essential player for Barcelona and one of the best in the world, but Barça have enough good players to cover his absence. We must play well in order to win there.
Barcelona may have lost the leadership, but they play better together than you do.
They've been playing very well for a year. We've just begun a new era and it is always hard to adapt. The important thing is to be at the top of the table. We know we must improve our game. Injured players will return to the team shortly and we hope to keep up our good results.

What do you think of the team?
We played rather well during some minutes in our game against Racing, but it's true that we are finding it hard to play consistently well. What's important is to take points to be at the top. We can do better. The sooner we do this, the better it will be for all of us.

Who is more unbalancing, Cristiano or Messi?
Both players are very good on their teams. They are two of the best footballers in the world. They are capable of winning a match all on their own. We've responded well to Ronaldo's injury and we are delighted to have him back because he will do much for the team. Messi is an important absence in Barça's camp.
You will first face FC Zurich in Champions League.
That's the game we are thinking about because winning will be important to reach the next round. We can't avoid people from talking about the Clasico, but we must remain cool and concentrate on the Champions League first.

Real Madrid conceded no goals thanks to the excellent work done by their defenders. Two of them, Arbeloa and Garay, were very happy with the victory.

ARBELOA
"Games following international fixtures are always complicated. The important thing is that we took three points tonight. We just trained together once this week. Our morale will be high in Barcelona."
"The coach came up with a much more offensive lineup today, but the defence's work was excellent nonetheless. We increasingly play better together."
"We dominated throughout the match and we hit their posts twice. I think the 1-0 score is rather short."
"We must defeat Zurich and disregard whatever happens in the other game in our Champions League group."

GARAY
"Racing were a complicated opponent because they play well away from home. It's been a special match for me because I have many friends on that team. It was intense, but the important thing was to take three points and we did."
"We always strive to concede no goals. We did well in defence."
"We are ready to qualify for the next round in the Champions League. After facing Zurich we will play in Barcelona. This week will no doubt be crucial."
"The team is gradually improving. We hope to continue to lead in both La Liga and the Champions League."