"Our calendar is difficult from day one because we will face great opponents. We have a fantastic squad and our reinforcements improve on it even more. It's important to meet the fans' expectations and achieve our targets".
In reference to the possibility of rescheduling the December 11 match Real Madrid vs Barcelona due to the FIFA Club World Cup, he commented: "December is a long way away and we will see what happens. A rescheduling would not be a problem. I do believe that playing the first Classic of the League at the Bernabeu is something new in recent years".
REAL MADRID: LA LIGA 2011/12 SCHEDULE
1st ROUND
1. Real Madrid - Athletic Bilbao (08/21/11)
2. Zaragoza - Real Madrid (08/28/11)
3. Real Madrid - Getafe (09/11/11)
4. Levante - Real Madrid (09/18/11)
5. Racing Santander - Real Madrid (09/21/11)
6. Real Madrid - Rayo Vallecano (09/25/11)
7. Espanyol - Real Madrid (10/02/11)
8. Real Madrid - Betis (10/16/11)
9. Malaga - Real Madrid (10/23/11)
10. Real Madrid - Villarreal (10/26/11)
11. Real Sociedad - Real Madrid (10/30/11)
12. Real Madrid - Osasuna (11/06/11)
13. Valencia - Real Madrid (11/20/11)
14. Real Madrid - Atletico Madrid (11/27/11)
15. Sporting Gijon - Real Madrid (12/04/11)
16. Real Madrid - Barcelona (12/11/11)
17. Sevilla - Real Madrid (12/18/11)
18. Real Madrid - Granada (01/08/12)
19. Mallorca - Real Madrid (01/15/12)
1. Real Madrid - Athletic Bilbao (08/21/11)
2. Zaragoza - Real Madrid (08/28/11)
3. Real Madrid - Getafe (09/11/11)
4. Levante - Real Madrid (09/18/11)
5. Racing Santander - Real Madrid (09/21/11)
6. Real Madrid - Rayo Vallecano (09/25/11)
7. Espanyol - Real Madrid (10/02/11)
8. Real Madrid - Betis (10/16/11)
9. Malaga - Real Madrid (10/23/11)
10. Real Madrid - Villarreal (10/26/11)
11. Real Sociedad - Real Madrid (10/30/11)
12. Real Madrid - Osasuna (11/06/11)
13. Valencia - Real Madrid (11/20/11)
14. Real Madrid - Atletico Madrid (11/27/11)
15. Sporting Gijon - Real Madrid (12/04/11)
16. Real Madrid - Barcelona (12/11/11)
17. Sevilla - Real Madrid (12/18/11)
18. Real Madrid - Granada (01/08/12)
19. Mallorca - Real Madrid (01/15/12)
2nd ROUND
20. Athletic Bilbao - Real Madrid (01/22/12)
21. Real Madrid - Zaragoza (01/29/12)
22. Getafe - Real Madrid (02/05/12)
23. Real Madrid - Levante (02/12/12)
24. Real Madrid - Racing Santander (02/19/12)
25. Rayo Vallecano - Real Madrid (02/26/12)
26. Real Madrid - Espanyol (03/04/12)
27. Betis - Real Madrid (03/11/12)
28. Real Madrid - Malaga (03/18/12)
29. Villarreal - Real Madrid (03/21/12)
30. Real Madrid - Real Sociedad (03/25/12)
31. Osasuna - Real Madrid (04/01/12)
32. Real Madrid - Valencia (04/08/12)
33. Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid (04/11/12)
34. Real Madrid - Sporting Gijon (04/15/12)
35. Barcelona - Real Madrid (04/22/12)
36. Real Madrid - Sevilla (04/29/12)
37. Granada - Real Madrid (05/06/12)
38. Real Madrid - Mallorca (05/13/12)
20. Athletic Bilbao - Real Madrid (01/22/12)
21. Real Madrid - Zaragoza (01/29/12)
22. Getafe - Real Madrid (02/05/12)
23. Real Madrid - Levante (02/12/12)
24. Real Madrid - Racing Santander (02/19/12)
25. Rayo Vallecano - Real Madrid (02/26/12)
26. Real Madrid - Espanyol (03/04/12)
27. Betis - Real Madrid (03/11/12)
28. Real Madrid - Malaga (03/18/12)
29. Villarreal - Real Madrid (03/21/12)
30. Real Madrid - Real Sociedad (03/25/12)
31. Osasuna - Real Madrid (04/01/12)
32. Real Madrid - Valencia (04/08/12)
33. Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid (04/11/12)
34. Real Madrid - Sporting Gijon (04/15/12)
35. Barcelona - Real Madrid (04/22/12)
36. Real Madrid - Sevilla (04/29/12)
37. Granada - Real Madrid (05/06/12)
38. Real Madrid - Mallorca (05/13/12)