Madrid: Real Madrid may have surrendered their lead at the top of La Liga at the weekend after being beaten 0-1 at Athletic Bilbao, but their captain Iker Casillas has insisted that they won't suffer a hangover from their La Liga woes at the Bernabeu tonight. "This competition is different. For Madrid fans it means everything," he told the club's website.


Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas gestures towards his teammates during a La Liga match against Real Sociedad. Pic/Getty Images 

Schalke, currently trailing 0-2 after the first leg of their Last 16 tie, were on the receiving end on Real's run towards the title at the same stage of the competition last season in a 9-2 aggregate hammering. And Casillas is adamant that Ancelotti's men still have all the qualities required to go all the way once more.