Real Madrid coach: Missing Arsenal's Vieira a big blow

Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho admits the club's failure to sign Arsenal's Patrick Vieira is a blow to their hopes for next season.

"Vieira would have given us different power in the middle of the park. He is a sensational winner of the ball, especially in the air from goal kicks and he also has great strength," Camacho told Spanish sports daily Diario AS.

"Maybe Madrid will not now be as good as our opponents in that aspect and that is where we will have to improve."