Robben was sidelined for more than a month after suffering a muscle injury in November and Madrid badly missed the flying Dutchman as they slumped from one disappointment to another.

Since he has returned to health, though, Madrid have won four of their six matches, with the only setbacks coming in his comeback game against Sevilla - where he was superb before being sent off late on - and then in the match against Barcelona, when he was suspended.

Aside from some starring performances, Robben has also netted three times in those four victories, including the opening goal in last night's 3-0 win at Real Mallorca, after which the former Chelsea man said: "The truth is that I feel very good. I'm full of confidence and I hope to continue along this line.

"The most important thing is that we won. They are three points which will give us confidence because it's been a long time since we won away from the Bernabeu. The first goal helped settle us down a lot."

The victory lifted Madrid back into the top two of the Primera Liga, and although they are still 12 points adrift of leaders Barcelona, Robben is not giving up on the title.

"We are on a good line and we have to continue like that. We have to continue picking up three points every week to win the league," he added in Marca.