Karim Benzema insists Real Madrid are still focused on winning La Liga despite falling four points behind leaders Barcelona following Sunday 's 2-1 El Clasico defeat . The striker , speaking to Marca , said Real are still thinking about the title as well as winning the Champions League having achieved La Decima last season . The France international also welcomed the recent return of Luka Modric , who had been out with a thigh injury since November , and said : 'Modric has been good for us , we ’ ve missed him . ' Karim Benzema has told Marca Real Madrid are still focusing on the La Liga title and Champions League . Meanwhile , Marca claim Atletico are in the market for a left back and could make a move for former defender Filipe Luis who left the Vicente Calderon for Chelsea in the summer . Porto 's Alex Sanndro and Monaco 's Layvin Kurzawa are also linked with Diego Simeone 's side . Ahead of the title run-in , AS believe Real Madrid have a 'favourable ' fixture list compared to rivals Barcelona . Both sides must face tricky tests against Sevilla and Valencia but Barcelona must also play Atletico Madrid away . Over in Italy , Tuttosport claim Simone Zaza is close to a move to Juventus and say the Sassuolo frontman is looking for a home in Turin . The Italian sports paper say Roma and Napoli are also interested in Zaza 's signature but claim Juventus have been given the go ahead . Tuttosport claim Simone Zaza is close to a move to Juventus and is looking for a home in the city of Turin . La Gazetta dello Sport report on the Italian national team after Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini claimed he does not like seeing foreign-born players called-up . The former Manchester City boss was responding to this weekend 's call ups of Sampdoria 's Brazilian-born striker Eder and Palermo 's Argentine-born midfielder Franco Vazquez to Italy 's squad . Vazquez 's mother is Italian while Eder gained citizenship through more distant relatives .
Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Barcelona in Sunday 's El Clasico at the Nou Camp . The result means that Barca are now level on points with their Spanish rivals and will be looking for a win against Atletico Madrid next week, which would see them leapfrog both teams into second Real Madrid striker has welcomed the return of Luka Modric to the team .