Rafa is totally fit now and he feels very happy with his last game against Tenerife, where he got 16 minutes. He played a good game, and had 2 assists in the game that Real Madrid won 5-1. The next game is against Sevilla at Santiago Bernabeu, and he hopes to be a part of the starting eleven.

Rafael is now in Holland preparing for the game against USA, which the national team will face Wednesday in the Amsterdam Arena.

The match will be Rafael's 75th game in the Dutch national team, a fact that he is very proud of.