Madrid sport newspapers highlight today the fact that Iker Casillas will play his first official match with Real Madrid as a starter goalkeeper in nine months.
Los Blancos’ captain will replace Diego Lopez in the Champions League kick off against Galatasaray, at Istanbul. “Casillas returns”, titles As.
The Madrid daily claims that Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale will start again as the second forward line men. “Sneijder and Drogba are Galatasaray’s main threat”, they say.
Marca’s main headline is “Chosen for glory”, pointing out that “Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid begins the 12th attempt to conquer La Decima”.
“The Turkish hell will be the first stage”, they publish.