Lass: Real Madrid coach Ramos very important for me

Lassana Diarra says coach Juande Ramos deserves great credit for keeping Real Madrid in the title race.

The former Portsmouth midfielder said: "At first I did not know him, but I knew of his name. He is very disciplined and thanks to him, Real Madrid are battling for the league. These victories are coming from his work. I am very happy and he has been important for me."

"We are focused on winning each game. We want to win games to win the league and we must continue the streak. At Chelsea, we always won at home. For over two years we managed this." We can do the same."