Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas has stressed that with their Champions League campaign now on hold for two months, the team are firmly focused on playing catch-up in the Primera Division.
Real's exploits in Group B - where they finished second - came to a conclusion on Tuesday with a 4-1 victory over Ajax.
Next up for them is Saturday's league trip to Real Valladolid and Jose Mourinho's men head into the contest lying third in the table, five points behind second-placed Atletico Madrid and 11 behind leaders Barcelona.
Those deficits will surely need to be reduced quickly if Real are to have any chance this season of reclaiming the league title they won last term, and it is something Casillas says he and his team-mates will be making every effort towards, particularly with there being no European commitments now until the Champions League resumes with the last-16 stage in February.
The goalkeeper told www.realmadrid.com: "The targets set for the end of the year are there.
"The pity is perhaps that the distance between us and Atletico in the league, despite us having reduced it last weekend (by beating them 2-0), and with Barcelona is quite big.
"We made it through to the next round of the Champions League and we expect a tough opponent in a difficult knockout tie, but between now and February there will be time to prepare.
"Now we want to focus on the league, and cut the points difference with the teams above, and keep getting through the rounds in the Copa del Rey.''
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Source: ESPN
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