A rival goalkeeper at Real Madrid believes his Costa Rican team-mate has been harshly treated on the back of recent performances
Real Madrid goalkeeper Kiko Casilla says he felt "a mixture of surprise and joy" after making the starting line-up against Espanyol, but defended under-fire team-mate Keylor Navas.
Navas has kept just one clean sheet in his last five appearances for Madrid and head coach Zinedine Zidane opted to start with Casilla against Espanyol, despite usually only selecting the Spaniard in cup games.
Casilla was barely tested as goals from Alvaro Morata and Gareth Bale earned Madrid their eighth straight home La Liga win, but the goalkeeper took the opportunity to express support for Navas.