Although he is confident that Real Madrid will win out, Xabi Alonso made it clear that the team needs to keep its cool until the season comes to a close.

"We have four matches left until the league ends and we are planning on winning all of them"

Barca-Villareal:

We have to focus on ourselves and no one else. We have an important match this weekend against Osasuna, which is followed by Mallorca, Athetic and Malaga. We also depend on what Barcelona do, but we are only concerned about winning our matches. We have to prepare regardless of how their elimination from the Champions League affects them.

Title hopes:

We are fighting for the title. Both teams are strong and winning a lot of matches. We cannot worry about their results. We just hope they slip up and soon. We have to play our football no matter what they do.

Kaka:

The fact that Kaka is back is great news, but it’s a shame that Rafa is unavailable.

Lass:

Lass is very passionate and continues working hard. We all like to play, him included.  He knows what his role is. When he plays he has to play well and when he doesn’t play he has to help out from the bench.

Pellegrini:

We are thrilled with Pellegrini. We believe we have made progress. We have had ups and downs, but we have four matches left until the league ends and we are planning on winning all of them.