The Blancos captain has admitted that Carlo
Ancelotti's men are determined to be in pole position in the Primera
Division before the winter break
Iker Casillas has revealed that Real Madrid's aim is to be top of La Liga by Christmas after they defeated current leaders Barcelona last weekend.
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Los Blancos drew to within a point of Luis Enrique's men courtesy of a stirring 3-1 victory at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night. They had to recover from the concession of an early goal to Neymar but responded impressively, with strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Karim Benzema.
Casillas is now hoping that Madrid can overhaul their great rivals at the summit of the Primera Division standings before the winter break.
"Our aim is what we've wanted from the start of the season: we need to try and top the league by Christmas," the goalkeeper told reporters on Thursday.
"We took an important step in getting there by beating Barcelona."
Madrid, of course, are looking to reclaim the Liga title for the first time since 2012 but they realised an even bigger dream last season by winning their 10th European Cup.
Carlo Ancelotti's side were 1-0 down in the dying seconds of May's Champions League final against city rivals Atletico before Sergio Ramos plundered a last-gasp equaliser.
Madrid subsequently romped to a 4-1 victory after extra time, much to the delight of Casillas, who was a member of the Blancos side that had last won the title in 2002.
"I felt relieved because we had been aiming to win it for ages," the Spain international said of 'La Decima'.
"Real Madrid had gone 12 years without lifting this club's favourite trophy.
"When we finally managed it, winning after such a long and nail-biting wait made our celebrations that much more special, and in the process winning the 'Decima' meant so much more to all Real fans.
"It took a weight off our shoulders."
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