Real Madrid defender Ezequiel Garay has urged teammates to shake-off the disappointment of their defeat to Lyon ahead of today's clash with Villarreal.

Garay was a member of the side which lost 1-0 to Lyon in Tuesday night's Champions League first-leg clash.

"The league is very important to us. It will be no easy task to defeat Villarreal. But we want to take three points against them. A victory would be good to get over our Champions League defeat," said Garay.

"We must focus on each game at a time. We naturally want to be the leaders and for Barcelona to know we're following right behind them if they drop points this weekend. We want them to know they may lose the top position."