When Cristiano Ronaldo won only eight minutes into Real Madrid's Champions League quarterfinal minute leg against Galatasaray it appeared the result was a foregone conclusion. True Madrid moved over a 3-0 lead from the very first leg in Spain, therefore the remaining 82 minutes of the tie could've easily devolved into something even worse than an free information session on snow resort time shares. But Galatasaray had other plans. Eager to salvage somewhat of self-respect in front of the home crowd, they scored three goals in the second half to have a 3-1 on the night and push the aggregate score to only 4-3 in Madrid's favor. The next goal was enough to give Madrid a feeling all on its as Didier Drogba showed that he is still capable of somewhat of magic on a European evening with a dazzling backheel off a Nordin Amrabat cross that was perfectly put in the far corner of the net. Galatasaray's difficult return wasn't designed to be, however. Ronaldo finished them off with a second purpose all through damage time to seal Real Madrid's 5-3 gain on blend, but Galatasaray however took the second leg by a score of 3-2. And they've the back of Drogba's base to thank for that.
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