Barcelona's results after his side moved a step
closer to becoming champions of La Liga with a
4-0 win at Granada.
A pair of first-half goals each for James Rodriguez
and Alvaro Morata ensured Zinedine Zidane's team
made light work of their relegated hosts on
Saturday and moved level on points with league
leaders Barcelona, on whom they have a game in
hand.
Madrid will play the second leg of their Champions
League semi-final against Atletico Madrid on
Wednesday, before preparing for their final three
league games against Sevilla, Celta Vigo and
Malaga.
Casemiro said the win at Granada was hard-
earned, telling reporters: "There are no easy
games. We made such a strong start.
"We're not looking at what Barcelona do, we're
looking at what we do. It's still down to us.
"It's in our own hands and we know if we win all
our own games we will be champions.
"There's no better way to be than depending on
yourself."
Zidane rested the likes of Toni Kroos, Luka Modric
and Marcelo at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes, but
Casemiro denied the line-up in Granada was a
weakened one.
"In football, the Champions league semi-final does
not allow you to relax. If we do that, Atletico
Madrid will cause some harm," he said.
"We have to go out hard and try to win the second
leg as well.
"There is no B-team here. We know there are
players who feature less but you can sense we are
never less than fully dedicated.
"We had a good game today."
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